Guadalajara vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guadalajara	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2442	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$442	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	58	95
🏙️ Population	1.46M	441K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 69% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5803rd and 91st ($985 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5559th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.8	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$173	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6136	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288