Guadalajara vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$442
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
58
99
🏙️ Population
1.46M
14.3M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5803rd and 3085th ($985 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5559th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$15495

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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
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$796
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$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
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$879
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$941
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$808
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$828
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$839
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$792
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$980
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$1079
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$1084
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$1080
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$1071
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$1077
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$1062
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$1187
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$1096
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$1106
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$1038
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$1095
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$1050
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$1075
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$1078
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$1037
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$1119
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$1106
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$1052
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$1016
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$1109
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$1060
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