Guadalajara vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$3953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	56
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	1.46M	950K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 50% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4902nd and 1415th ($1120 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1218th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 5577th and 278th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$11123

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806