Guadalajara vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$607	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$3492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	62	85
🏙️ Population	1.39M	398K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 32% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4689th and 2786th ($1241 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1921st 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 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 5768th and 462nd 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	$11.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$16041

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328