Guadalajara vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$4498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	86
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	1.39M	430K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 48% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4689th and 1119th ($1241 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 959th 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 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Minneapolis ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 5768th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Minneapolis

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	Guadalajara	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$26188

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Cities near Guadalajara

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

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582