Guadalajara vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$2580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	98
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	1.46M	3.42M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 44% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4902nd and 1962nd ($1120 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in Mexico and Spain, respectively. Check Mexico vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5577th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Madrid

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	Guadalajara	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$12418

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703