Guadalajara vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$575	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	96
😀 Quality of life	63	75
🏙️ Population	1.39M	11.5M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 9% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4703rd and 4918th ($1222 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5440th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Sao Paulo

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	Guadalajara	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$15990

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720