Guadalajara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$529	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	24
😀 Quality of life	63	45
🏙️ Population	1.46M	6.56M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 86% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4902nd and 7790th ($1120 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5577th and 7090th 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	$10.8	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$10279

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599