Dubai vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2983
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1060
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$750
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
47
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.39M

The cost of living in Dubai is 95% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1039th and 4689th ($2420 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 203rd and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Guadalajara

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Dubai Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$11768

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1280
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$990
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$983
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1157
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$806
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102