Guadalajara vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1241
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2983
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$607
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$1060
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
47
48
😀 Quality of life
62
42
🏙️ Population
1.39M
15.1M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 21% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4689th and 5500th ($1241 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 5768th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3091
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11768
$2622

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$990
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$925
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$1157
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$910
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$806
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$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
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$601
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$785
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$1551
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$562
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$664
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$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612