Guadalajara vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$529	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	46
😀 Quality of life	63	83
🏙️ Population	1.46M	398K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 38% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4902nd and 2697th ($1120 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1945th 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 Wichita. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 5577th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Wichita

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	Guadalajara	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$16150

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293