Guadalajara vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$463
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$81
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$841
$5087
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
94
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
1.46M
467K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5084th and 440th ($1035 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 394th 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 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 5724th and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.2
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$6.58
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$791
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.6
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.24%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2720
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$18490

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$865
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$854
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$818
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$672
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$846
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$812
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$681
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$881
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$912
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$774
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$830
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$741
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$763
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1094
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$1076
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$707
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$812
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$630
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$774
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$765
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$682
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$784
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$996
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$915
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$793
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$781
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1185

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
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$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
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$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
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$2886
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$2621
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$2649
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$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652