Guadalajara vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$607	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$799
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	18
😀 Quality of life	62	47
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.49M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 87% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4689th and 7479th ($1241 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 5768th and 6989th 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	$11.6	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633