Guadalajara vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guadalajara	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2442	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$442	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	1.46M	6.26M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 18% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5803rd and 4604th ($985 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Mexico and Chile, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5559th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Santiago

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	Guadalajara	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1110	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$716	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.8	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$173	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6136	$7298

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534