Guadalajara vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	62	96
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.11M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 50% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4689th and 916th ($1241 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Mexico and France, respectively. Check Mexico vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5768th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Paris

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	Guadalajara	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544