Cost of living comparison
Guadalajara is 16.4% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.6% more in Guadalajara
- Groceries
-
pay 27.3% more in Guadalajara
- Transportation
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pay 20.7% more in Guadalajara
- Housing
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pay 20.4% more in Guadalajara
- Childcare
-
pay 0.8% less in Guadalajara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 11.8% less in Guadalajara
- Clothing
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pay 2.4% less in Guadalajara
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in Guadalajara are more expensive than in Ecuador. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Guadalajara.
If you lived in Guadalajara instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$9.93
MX$195.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$7.45
MX$146.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.13
MX$22.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.73
MX$14.47
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$2.47
MX$48.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.08
MX$80.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$4.93
MX$97.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.34
MX$46.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.16
MX$62.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.10
MX$21.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.60
MX$11.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.73
MX$14.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.61
MX$12.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.74
MX$14.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.74
MX$14.53
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.60
MX$90.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$19.86
MX$391.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$21,097.02
MX$416,019.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$15.40
MX$303.59
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$26.01
MX$512.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$636.18
MX$12,544.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$412.29
MX$8,130.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$23.91
MX$471.44
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$168.78
MX$3,328.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$5,956.81
MX$117,464.37
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$1.99
MX$39.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.75
MX$54.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$3.97
MX$78.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$31.55
MX$622.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$4.47
MX$88.10
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Guadalajara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$46.09
MX$908.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$46.91
MX$925.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$89.73
MX$1,769.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$83.56
MX$1,647.68
|
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