Guadalajara vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1017
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2509
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$480
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$4536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
94
😀 Quality of life
57
76
🏙️ Population
1.46M
467K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 63% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5385th and 379th ($1017 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 339th 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 231st in the United States, while ranked 5625th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.83
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$6.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1233
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$791
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2393
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5853
$27134

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$796
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$684
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$587
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$804
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$673
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$1162
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$768
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$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
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$1214

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
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$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
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$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
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$2735
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$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
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$2887
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$2803
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$3014
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$2750
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$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
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$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683