Guadalajara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guadalajara	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2624	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$463	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$81	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	1.46M	24.9M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5084th and 4461st ($1035 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5724th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Shanghai

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	Guadalajara	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.6	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.24%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2720	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$28143

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1217
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$873
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$672
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$812
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$681
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$881
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$912
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$774
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$830
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$741
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$763
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1094
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$812
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$630
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$774
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$765
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$682
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$784
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$996
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$915
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$793
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$781
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1185

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740