Guadalajara vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$480	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	49	41
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	1.46M	580K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 26% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5385th and 3941st ($1017 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Jamaica, respectively. Check Mexico vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5625th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Kingston

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	Guadalajara	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$2764

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707