Guadalajara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$442
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.33M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 5% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5803rd and 5386th ($985 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 5559th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$12701

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$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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075