Guadalajara vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$607	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$525
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	41
😀 Quality of life	62	57
🏙️ Population	1.39M	938K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 15% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4689th and 4191st ($1241 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5768th and 6176th 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	$11.6	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$5107

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769