Guadalajara vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$480	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	57	76
🏙️ Population	1.46M	4.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 11% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 5385th and 4650th ($1017 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd 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 2 months in Jeddah. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5625th and 860th 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	$9.83	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486