Guadalajara vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2401
🏠 One person rent	$607	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	84
😀 Quality of life	62	72
🏙️ Population	1.39M	11.9M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 44% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4689th and 6527th ($1241 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 17th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5768th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Hangzhou

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	Guadalajara	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$29918

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$680
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$594
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$652
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$644
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$782
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$684
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$671
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$652
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$683
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$665
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1126
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$669
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$644
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1002
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$623
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$650
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$628
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$617
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$636
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$697
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$557
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$680
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$611
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$646
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$765