Guadalajara vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	56
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	1.39M	950K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 44% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4689th and 1439th ($1241 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 5768th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Jacksonville

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	Guadalajara	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860