Guadalajara vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$3839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	1.39M	985K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 51% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4689th and 849th ($1241 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Mexico and Sweden, respectively. Check Mexico vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5768th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Stockholm

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	Guadalajara	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516