Guadalajara vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$4285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	47	81
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	1.39M	718K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4689th and 342nd ($1241 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Mexico and Norway, respectively. Check Mexico vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5768th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Oslo

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	Guadalajara	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$15673

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409