George Town vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2442
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	49
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	41K	1.46M

The cost of living in George Town is 270% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 17th and 5803rd ($3644 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in the Cayman Islands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 703rd and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Guadalajara

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	George Town	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$6136

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

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