Guadalajara vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$480	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	1.46M	9.94M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 4% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5385th and 5647th ($1017 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Peru, respectively. Check Mexico vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5625th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Lima

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	Guadalajara	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697