Guadalajara vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$480	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	73
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.96M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 16% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5385th and 4470th ($1017 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 39th 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 5625th and 262nd 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	$9.83	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$10781

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088