Guadalajara vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$463
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$81
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$841
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
49
46
😀 Quality of life
57
38
🏙️ Population
1.46M
15.1M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 131% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5084th and 8781st ($1035 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Mexico and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mexico vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5724th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.2
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$791
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.6
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.24%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2720
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$718

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$818
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$846
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$818
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$812
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$681
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$881
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
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$912
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$774
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$830
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$741
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$763
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$1094
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$1076
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$707
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$812
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$630
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$774
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$765
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$682
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$784
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$996
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$900
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$915
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$793
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$781
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$1185

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Distance City Cost of living
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$826
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$697
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$732
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$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
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$330
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$233
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$313
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$288
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$416
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$459
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$443