Guadalajara vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$480	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	57	76
🏙️ Population	1.46M	15.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 19% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5385th and 4347th ($1017 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Turkey, respectively. Check Mexico vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5625th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Istanbul

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	Guadalajara	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$17728

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899