Guadalajara vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$607	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	4
😀 Quality of life	62	55
🏙️ Population	1.39M	24.5K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 25% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4689th and 5701st ($1241 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Mexico and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Mexico vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 5768th and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Kingstown

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	Guadalajara	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788