Guadalajara vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guadalajara	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2442	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$442	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$1129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	1.46M	11.9M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 17% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5803rd and 6287th ($985 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5559th and 2189th 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	$10.5	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.8	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$173	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6136	$22679

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774