Guadalajara vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$442
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$4470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
54
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
1.46M
525K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 63% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5803rd and 501st ($985 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 443rd 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 5559th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$7.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$30262

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$1012
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$779
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
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$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$630
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$719
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$620
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$709
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$784
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$738
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$780
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$978
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$886
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$659
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$729
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$522
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$601
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$941
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$647
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$844
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1153

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Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851