Guadalajara vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$607	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	47	45
😀 Quality of life	62	78
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 3% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4689th and 4757th ($1241 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Mexico and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5768th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Jeddah

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	Guadalajara	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$7655

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494