Guadalajara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$575	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$938
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	63	76
🏙️ Population	1.39M	17.5M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 23% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4703rd and 5618th ($1222 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5440th and 1163rd 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	$13.3	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$21140

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648