Guadalajara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$529
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$739
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.33M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 8% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5298th ($1120 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 260th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 5577th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.86%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2697
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10889
$17943

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$843
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$749
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$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
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$1166

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
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$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
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$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
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$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055