Guadalajara vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$480	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	57	40
🏙️ Population	1.46M	15.1M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 9% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5385th and 4761st ($1017 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Mexico and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mexico vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5625th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Lagos

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	Guadalajara	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$2289

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507