Guadalajara vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$575	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$4720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	63	97
🏙️ Population	1.39M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 67% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4703rd and 28th ($1222 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.3 months in London. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5440th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs London

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	Guadalajara	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$25686

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178