Guadalajara vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	82
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	1.46M	468K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5385th and 972nd ($1017 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 5625th and 221st 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	$9.83	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682