Guadalajara vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.35M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 52% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4703rd and 829th ($1222 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5440th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$22313

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132