Guadalajara vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$575	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	18
😀 Quality of life	63	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.49M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 79% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4703rd and 7385th ($1222 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 80th 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 Shangrao. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 5440th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Shangrao

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	Guadalajara	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628