Guadalajara vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	82
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	1.39M	468K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 46% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4689th and 1246th ($1241 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1054th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5768th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Raleigh

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	Guadalajara	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$24650

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736