Guadalajara vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guadalajara	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2442	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$442	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	83
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	1.46M	430K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5803rd and 1228th ($985 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1082nd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 5559th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$173	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6136	$27084

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640