Guadalajara vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1222
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2949
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$575
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$998
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$795
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
93
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
1.39M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 17% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4703rd and 4074th ($1222 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 5440th vs 2482nd 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
$13.3
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.63%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3299
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11283
$13182

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005