Guadalajara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2716
🏠 One person rent	$607	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$1876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	91
😀 Quality of life	62	81
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.52M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 13% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4689th and 5047th ($1241 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 98th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 5768th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Kobe

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	Guadalajara	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$12285

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071