Guadalajara vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	79
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	1.39M	568K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 45% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4689th and 1407th ($1241 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 17th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5768th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Surrey

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	Guadalajara	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$12497

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798