Guadalajara vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$480	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	93
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.98M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 26% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5385th and 6403rd ($1017 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Malaysia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5625th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Guadalajara	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$8723

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719