Guadalajara vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$2647
🏠 One person rent
$529
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$739
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
49
35
😀 Quality of life
63
59
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.43M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 12% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5601st ($1120 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 34th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Ranked 4th vs 7th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5577th vs 5952nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Puebla

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Guadalajara Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.86%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2697
$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10889
$19753

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1162
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$913
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$929
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1058
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$749
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$815
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$717
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1030
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1296
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$832
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$858
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$861
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$901
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$860
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1108
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$753
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$896
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$894
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$615
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$846
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$873
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$764
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$803
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1184
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$872
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$943
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$857
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$687
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$926
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1166

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872