Guadalajara vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$575	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	47	17
😀 Quality of life	63	44
🏙️ Population	1.39M	7.01M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 104% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4703rd and 7983rd ($1222 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 263rd in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 5440th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Zhumadian

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	Guadalajara	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513