Guadalajara vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$575	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$632
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	77
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.94M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 18% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4703rd and 5300th ($1222 vs $1034) 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5440th and 3484th 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	$13.3	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$11057

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731