Guadalajara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1222
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2949
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$575
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$998
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$795
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
91
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.52M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 3% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4703rd and 4788th ($1222 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 31st in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 5440th and 40th 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
$13.3
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.63%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3299
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11283
$10496

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$1005
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$895
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$1420
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$941
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$932
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$968
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$959
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$920
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$1211
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$874
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$962
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$961
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$660
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$905
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$935
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$817
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$1472
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$864
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$1124
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$1255
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$902
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1069
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$976
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$909
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$764
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$994
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$1012
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$1024
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$1059
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$1031
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$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
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$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
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$988
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$1042
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$991
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$1004
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$1254
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$997
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$1028
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$982
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$1020
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$1099
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$1046
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$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
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$1035
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$1007
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$1033
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$1039
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$1026
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$1034
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$975
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$1026
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$946
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$1010
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$1046
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$1056
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$1044
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$989
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