Guadalajara vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$575	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	47	65
😀 Quality of life	63	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	12.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 53% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4703rd and 6776th ($1222 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5440th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Suzhou

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	Guadalajara	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635