Guadalajara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$480	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	24
😀 Quality of life	57	39
🏙️ Population	1.46M	6.56M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 72% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5385th and 7740th ($1017 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5625th and 7044th 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	$9.83	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$11393

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600