Guadalajara vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$442
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
77
😀 Quality of life
58
64
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.94M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 0.1% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5803rd and 5792nd ($985 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Mexico and Peru, respectively. Check Mexico vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5559th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$8320

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$709
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$1165
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$780
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$796
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$674
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$978
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$886
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$659
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$729
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$522
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$691
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$748
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$601
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$1223
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$698
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$879
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$941
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$808
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$828
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$839
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$779
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$726
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$687
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$591
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$605
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$612
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$640
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$553
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$588
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$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
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$699
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$548
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$500
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$643
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$549
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$523
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$515
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$603
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$517
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$560
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$522
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$560
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$564
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$490
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$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
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$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
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$495
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$406
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$679
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$781
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$454
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$594
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$780
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$770
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