Guadalajara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	1.46M	4.84M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5385th and 745th ($1017 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5625th 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	$9.83	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$17957

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683