Cost of living comparison
Guadalajara is 39.3% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Guadalajara instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$11.28
MX$187.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$1.34
MX$22.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.90
MX$14.89
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$2.76
MX$45.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.62
MX$76.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$5.66
MX$94.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.71
MX$45.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$3.89
MX$64.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.30
MX$21.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.68
MX$11.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.86
MX$14.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.75
MX$12.48
|
|
pay 51.8% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$5.44
MX$90.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$26.71
MX$443.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$26,708.77
MX$443,595.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$14.84
MX$246.44
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$31.69
MX$526.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$688.24
MX$11,430.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$465.12
MX$7,724.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$34.68
MX$575.94
|
|
pay 25.0% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$257.78
MX$4,281.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$8,161.70
MX$135,554.42
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$2.08
MX$34.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$3.57
MX$59.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$4.36
MX$72.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$42.36
MX$703.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$55.96
MX$929.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$51.74
MX$859.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$98.60
MX$1,637.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$97.23
MX$1,614.85
|
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