Guadalajara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1241
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2983
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$607
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1060
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
95
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
1.39M
17.5M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 32% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4689th and 6106th ($1241 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5768th and 1113th 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
$11.6
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3091
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11768
$22916

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$999
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$885
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$1023
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$899
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$1417
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$914
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$920
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$946
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$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
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$1202
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$817
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$950
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$952
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$664
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$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
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$803
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$1469
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$866
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$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
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$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
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$971
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$914
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$986
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$1102

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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
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$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
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$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
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$795
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$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
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$896
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$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
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$464
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$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
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$738
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$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638