Guadalajara vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guadalajara	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2624	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$463	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$81	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	53
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	1.46M	8.78M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 50% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5084th and 6882nd ($1035 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 102nd in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5724th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Quanzhou

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	Guadalajara	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.6	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.24%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2720	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$19406

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1217
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$873
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$672
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$812
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$681
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$881
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$912
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$774
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$830
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$741
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$763
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1094
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$812
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$630
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$774
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$765
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$682
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$784
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$996
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$915
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$793
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$781
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1185

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083