Dubai vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$652
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
49
😀 Quality of life
86
58
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.46M

The cost of living in Dubai is 134% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1098th and 5803rd ($2309 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 306th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$6136

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$779
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$630
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$719
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$620
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$709
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$784
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$738
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$780
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$978
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$886
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$659
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$729
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$522
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$601
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$941
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$647
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$844
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1153