Guadalajara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$463
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$81
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$841
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
1.46M
17.5M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 10% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5084th and 5744th ($1035 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 16th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5724th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.2
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$791
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.24%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2720
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$24305

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$881
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
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$1303
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$912
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$774
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$830
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$741
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$763
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$1094
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$1076
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$707
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$812
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$630
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$774
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$765
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$682
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$1384
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$784
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$996
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$900
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$913
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$915
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
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$793
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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
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$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
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$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
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$752
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$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
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$713
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$719
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$735
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$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584