Guadalajara vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$607	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	75
😀 Quality of life	62	75
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.96M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 11% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4689th and 4988th ($1241 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 5768th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Sapporo

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	Guadalajara	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070