Guadalajara vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$575	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$5290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	97
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	1.39M	441K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 63% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4703rd and 95th ($1222 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5440th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$3291
🔌 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	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357