Guadalajara vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$5520
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	1.46M	441K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 66% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5385th and 182nd ($1017 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 159th 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 Oakland. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5625th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Oakland

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	Guadalajara	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$18963

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326