Guadalajara vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$4971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	88
😀 Quality of life	63	90
🏙️ Population	1.39M	653K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4703rd and 456th ($1222 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 392nd 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 Portland. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 5440th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783