Guadalajara vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1241
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2983
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$607
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1060
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
93
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
1.39M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 13% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4689th and 4274th ($1241 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Ranked 7th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 5768th vs 3354th 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
$11.6
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3091
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.5
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11768
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1280
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$990
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$983
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1157
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$806
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023