Guadalajara vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$607	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	17
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	1.39M	7.82M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 106% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4689th and 7914th ($1241 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 207th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 5768th and 7360th 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	$11.6	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$16802

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518