Guadalajara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$607	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	21
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.56M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 107% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4689th and 7929th ($1241 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5768th and 7123rd 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	$11.6	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615