Guadalajara vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$480	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	22
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.96M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 3% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5385th and 5176th ($1017 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 12th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ranked 7th vs 6th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5625th vs 5576th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Tijuana

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	Guadalajara	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$2569

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677