Guadalajara vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$529	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	38
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	1.46M	549K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 31% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4902nd and 3402nd ($1120 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 116th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 5577th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Quebec City

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	Guadalajara	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$6103

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Cities near Guadalajara

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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763