Guadalajara vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$480	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	90
😀 Quality of life	57	70
🏙️ Population	1.46M	13.9M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 48% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5385th and 6956th ($1017 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5625th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Tianjin

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	Guadalajara	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616