Guadalajara vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$4380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	54
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	1.46M	525K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 60% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4902nd and 362nd ($1120 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 5577th and 309th 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	$10.8	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$27489

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850