Guadalajara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1222
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2949
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$575
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$998
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$795
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
1.39M
24.9M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 7% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4703rd and 4880th ($1222 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5440th and 1178th 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
$13.3
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.87
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.63%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3299
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11283
$27610

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$1005
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$1420
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$941
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$932
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$968
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$959
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$920
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$1211
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$874
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$962
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$961
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$660
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$905
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$935
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$817
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$1472
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$864
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$1124
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$1255
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$902
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$1047
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1069
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$909
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$994
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$1030
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$708
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$726
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$725
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$798
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$596
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$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
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$686
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$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
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$571
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$660
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$645
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$670
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$663
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$636
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$659
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$899
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$651
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$664
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$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
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$667
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$623
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$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
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$538
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$623
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$644
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$661
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$696
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$693
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$620
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