Guadalajara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$4001
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$1104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	47	96
😀 Quality of life	63	72
🏙️ Population	1.39M	13.3M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 27% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4703rd and 3277th ($1222 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Russia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5440th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Moscow

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	Guadalajara	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$20160

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Cities near Guadalajara

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

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749