Guadalajara vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$4006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	64
😀 Quality of life	57	86
🏙️ Population	1.46M	508K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 52% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 5385th and 1532nd ($1017 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 5625th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Kansas

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	Guadalajara	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846