Guadalajara vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$529
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$739
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
92
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 16% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4418th ($1120 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 5577th vs 3317th 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
$10.8
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.86%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2697
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10889
$11015

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$913
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$856
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$929
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1058
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$749
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$815
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$717
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1030
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1296
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$832
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$858
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$861
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$901
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$860
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1108
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$753
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$896
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$894
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$615
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$846
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$873
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$764
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$803
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1184
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$872
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$943
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$857
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$687
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$926
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1166

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030