Guadalajara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$480	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$1611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.33M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 15% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5385th and 4495th ($1017 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 42nd in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5625th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Saitama

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	Guadalajara	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$14676

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125