Edmonton vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2983
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1060
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$750
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	47
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.39M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 51% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 2524th and 4689th ($1878 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 193rd and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Guadalajara

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	Edmonton	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$11768

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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