Guadalajara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$480	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$1696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.52M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 8% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5385th and 4793rd ($1017 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 5625th and 674th 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	$9.83	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079