Guadalajara vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$607	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	47	65
😀 Quality of life	62	72
🏙️ Population	1.39M	12.7M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 59% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4689th and 6833rd ($1241 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5768th and 3150th 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	$11.6	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623