Guadalajara vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$463
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$81
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$841
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
90
😀 Quality of life
57
66
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 20% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5084th and 4206th ($1035 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 5724th vs 4184th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Mexico City

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Guadalajara Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$791
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.6
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.24%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2720
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$10204

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$1217
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$873
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
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$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$672
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881