Guadalajara vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1241
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2983
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$607
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$1060
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$4305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
94
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
1.39M
467K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 55% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4689th and 524th ($1241 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 453rd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 5768th and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Long Beach

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Guadalajara Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.2
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3091
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.5
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11768
$22757

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$990
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$925
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$983
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$1157
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
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$806
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
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$3020
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$2789
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$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059