Guadalajara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$442
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
1.46M
24.9M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5803rd and 4780th ($985 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5559th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$31401

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$796
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$674
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$978
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$886
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$659
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$729
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$522
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$691
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$748
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$601
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$1223
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$698
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$879
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$941
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$808
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$828
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$839
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$706
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$1020
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$585
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$661
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$718
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$620
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$676
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$686
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$706
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$685
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$612
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$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
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$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
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$698
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$538
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$650
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$651
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$703
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$708
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$699
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$617
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$648
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