Guadalajara vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$480	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$2474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	1.46M	14.3M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 37% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5385th and 3019th ($1017 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5625th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Tokyo

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	Guadalajara	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101