Guadalajara vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$575	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$752
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	84
😀 Quality of life	63	72
🏙️ Population	1.39M	11.9M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 36% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4703rd and 6257th ($1222 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 17th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5440th and 3005th 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	$13.3	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$25159

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$670
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$667
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$696
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$798
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$663
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$611
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$660
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$657
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$726
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$684
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1147
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$708
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$678
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1030
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$636
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$677
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$658
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$571
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$646
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$645
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$686
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$643
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$671
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$651
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$627
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$725
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$659
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$789