Guadalajara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guadalajara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2624	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$463	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$81	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	1.46M	4.84M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5084th and 318th ($1035 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5724th and 3rd 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	$11.2	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.24%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2720	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$17934

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1217
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$873
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$672
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$812
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$681
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$881
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$912
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$774
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$830
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$741
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$763
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1094
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$812
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$630
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$774
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$765
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$682
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$784
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$996
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$915
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$793
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$781
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1185

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816