Guadalajara vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$480	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	1.46M	9.03M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 75% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5385th and 7893rd ($1017 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 321st in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 5625th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Zhoukou

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	Guadalajara	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$14854

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484