Guadalajara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$529	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.52M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 1% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4945th ($1120 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 71st 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 22nd in Japan, while ranked 5577th and 708th 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	$10.8	$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$10723

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1033
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1152
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1036
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1043
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1030
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1237
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1019
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1061
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1115
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1020
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1277
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1062
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1038
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1063
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1058
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1133
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1053
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1086
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1157
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079