Guadalajara vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$480	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	35
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.43M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 4% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5385th and 5623rd ($1017 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 19th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Ranked 7th vs 12th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5625th vs 6026th 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	$9.83	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$9705

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699