Guadalajara vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$442
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.6M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 15% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5803rd and 4715th ($985 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Mexico and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5559th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$18424

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$709
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$687
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$1165
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$784
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$738
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$780
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
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$978
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$886
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$659
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$729
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$522
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$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
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$601
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$1223
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$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
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$941
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$808
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$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
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$647
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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
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$828
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$864
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$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
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$841
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$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
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$706
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$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
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$1229
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$666
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$932
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$654
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$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
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$712
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$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$708
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$633
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$716
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$592
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$605