Guadalajara vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1017
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2509
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$480
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$5531
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
49
87
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.39M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5385th and 36th ($1017 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 32nd 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 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5625th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.83
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1233
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$791
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2393
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5853
$28706

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$725
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$717
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$983
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$781
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$846
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$3199
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$2936
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$2732
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$2950
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