Guadalajara vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	1.46M	449K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5385th and 59th ($1017 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5625th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Zurich

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	Guadalajara	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717