Guadalajara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$575	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	21
😀 Quality of life	63	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.56M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 102% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4703rd and 7943rd ($1222 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5440th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Shaoyang

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	Guadalajara	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619