Cost of Living in Guadalajara, Mexico

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$985
$2442
🛋️ Without rent
$543
$1593
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$442
$848
🍽️ Food
$360
$941
🚐 Transport
$96.4
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
😀 Quality of life
58
🏙️ Population
1.46M

The average cost of living in Guadalajara is $985, which is in the top 38% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 5803rd out of 9294 in our global list and 16th out of 144 in Mexico.

The median after-tax salary is $652, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months. Ranked 5559th (TOP 60%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 6th best city to live in Mexico. With an estimated population of 1.46M, Guadalajara is the 6th largest city in Mexico.

✈️ Closest airport 17 km Guadalajara International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 25.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 879 University of Guadalajara
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Prices in Guadalajara

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

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