Guadalajara vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$442
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
78
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
1.46M
662K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 63% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5803rd and 512th ($985 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 5559th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$16245

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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
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$748
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$941
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