Guadalajara vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$575	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$3547
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	1.39M	398K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 32% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4703rd and 2761st ($1222 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1934th 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 204th in the United States, while ranked 5440th and 610th 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	$13.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$15897

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357