Guadalajara vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	80
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	1.46M	737K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5385th and 158th ($1017 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 140th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5625th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093