Guadalajara vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$480	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	66
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	1.46M	2.53M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 12% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5385th and 6005th ($1017 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Mexico and Colombia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5625th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Medellin

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	Guadalajara	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$5682

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$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
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618