Guadalajara vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$480	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	33
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	1.46M	756K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 48% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5385th and 6947th ($1017 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Mexico and Bolivia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5625th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs La Paz

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	Guadalajara	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580