Guadalajara vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guadalajara	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$5362
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1395
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$2497
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$4528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	75
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	1.46M	459K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5784th and 1254th ($988 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1103rd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5559th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Virginia Beach

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	Guadalajara	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$1422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2120
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2787	$3116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$7.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$4.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$1203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6072	$18570

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$684
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1007
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$735
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$631
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$834
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$829
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$710
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$688
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1166
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$785
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$779
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$794
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$675
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$982
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$885
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$658
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$730
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$521
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$692
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$749
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$600
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1232
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$699
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$946
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$809
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$840
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$790
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$864
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$649
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$847
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1152

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2798
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2204
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2457
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2221
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2366
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2074
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2293
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2295
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2266
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2110
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2093
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2044
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2188
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2048
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2571
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1913
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2140
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2051
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2518
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2584
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2026
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$3000
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2269
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2930
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1706
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2554
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2410
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3135
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2219
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2885
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2603
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2780
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2453
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2549
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3246
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2184
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2703