Guadalajara vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$575	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	17
😀 Quality of life	63	44
🏙️ Population	1.39M	7.82M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 100% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4703rd and 7879th ($1222 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5440th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Shangqiu

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	Guadalajara	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$19212

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522