Guadalajara vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$607	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	58
😀 Quality of life	62	85
🏙️ Population	1.39M	351K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 62% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 4689th and 117th ($1241 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 83rd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 5768th and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Honolulu

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	Guadalajara	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$23744

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254