Guadalajara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$442
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
1.46M
17.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 3% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5803rd and 5948th ($985 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5559th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Shenzhen

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Guadalajara Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$24117

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$826
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$719
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$620
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$709
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
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$784
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$738
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$780
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
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$978
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$886
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$659
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$729
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$522
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$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$601
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$1223
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$941
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$808
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
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$861
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$647
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$844
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
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$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
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$691
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$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
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$819
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$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
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$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
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$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
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$713
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$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618