Guadalajara vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	1.39M	525K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4689th and 346th ($1241 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 5768th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Sacramento

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	Guadalajara	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859