Guadalajara vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$480	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	64
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 15% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5385th and 6124th ($1017 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5625th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Quito

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	Guadalajara	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$8036

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493