Guadalajara vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$607	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	96
😀 Quality of life	62	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	11.5M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 11% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4689th and 5003rd ($1241 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5768th and 2408th 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	$11.6	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$16798

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719