Guadalajara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.45M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4689th and 348th ($1241 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5768th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Sydney

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	Guadalajara	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864