Guadalajara vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$575	$321
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$2420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	47	65
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.2M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 45% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 4703rd and 6587th ($1222 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 876th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Hiroshima ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5440th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Hiroshima

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	Guadalajara	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$1968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$3346

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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 Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$827
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$840
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$866
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$871
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$943
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$881
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$885
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$916
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$895
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$907
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$902
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$900
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$913
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$950
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$884
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$932
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$895
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$901
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$896
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$900
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$862
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$902
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$860
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$925
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$932
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$908
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$873
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$948
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$874
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$901
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$896
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$901