Guadalajara vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$607	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	74
😀 Quality of life	62	70
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.07M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 116% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4689th and 8176th ($1241 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5768th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Shenyang

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	Guadalajara	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523