Cost of living comparison
Guadalajara is 35.3% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Guadalajara instead of United States, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
United States
|
Guadalajara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$11.28
MX$191.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$8.90
MX$151.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.34
MX$22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.90
MX$15.23
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
United States
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.76
MX$46.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$4.62
MX$78.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$5.66
MX$96.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$2.71
MX$46.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$3.89
MX$66.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.30
MX$22.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.68
MX$11.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.82
MX$13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.69
MX$11.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.86
MX$14.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.75
MX$12.76
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
United States
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$5.44
MX$92.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$26.71
MX$453.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$26,708.77
MX$453,788.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$14.84
MX$252.10
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
United States
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$31.69
MX$538.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$688.24
MX$11,693.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$465.12
MX$7,902.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$34.68
MX$589.17
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$257.78
MX$4,379.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$8,161.70
MX$138,669.25
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.08
MX$35.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$3.57
MX$60.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$4.36
MX$74.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$42.36
MX$719.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.34
MX$90.76
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
United States
|
Guadalajara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$55.96
MX$950.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$51.74
MX$879.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$98.60
MX$1,675.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$97.23
MX$1,651.96
|
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