Guadalajara vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$442
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
81
😀 Quality of life
58
98
🏙️ Population
1.46M
447K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 71% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5803rd and 41st ($985 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 2 months in Zurich. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5559th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$20539

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$737
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$826
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$719
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$620
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$709
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$687
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$1165
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$784
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$738
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$780
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$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
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$978
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$886
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$659
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$729
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$522
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$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$601
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$1223
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$941
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$808
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
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$861
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$647
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$844
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$3139
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$3129
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$3048
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$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
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$3013
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$3135
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$3145
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$3184
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$3015
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$3206
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$3320
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$3627
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$3011
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$2647
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$2629
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$1559
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$2207
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$3020
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$2492
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$3068
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$2989
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$1636
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$1710
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$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
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$1551
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$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
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$1468
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$3415
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$1434
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$1531
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$1538
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$2741
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$1391
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$1399
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$1759
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$2483
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