Guadalajara vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$529	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	82
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	1.46M	5.65M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 15% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5813th ($1120 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 4th in Mexico and Russia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5577th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Saint Petersburg

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	Guadalajara	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566