Guadalajara vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$1541
🏠 One person rent	$607	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$308
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$814
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	47	40
😀 Quality of life	62	49
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.65M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 104% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4689th and 7862nd ($1241 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 190th 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 1.3 months in Hengyang. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 5768th and 6777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Hengyang

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	Guadalajara	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$8641

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615