Guadalajara
Jalisco, Mexico
The country’s technology centre, with a substantial electronics and software industry and costs below Mexico City.
- Population
- 1,390,000
- Climate
- temperate
- Typical download speed
- 85 Mbit/s
- One-bed, city centre
- US$500 – US$950
- One-bed, outside centre
- US$320 – US$600
- Monthly budget, one adult
- US$1,000 – US$1,800
Indicative
Getting around
Light rail and bus rapid transit, with ongoing expansion.
What people work in here
- Technology
- Electronics
- Manufacturing
Cost of living
We do not hold a Guadalajara cost series, so this is the Mexico country-wide estimate. Use the rent figures above for the local picture.
| Category | Monthly range |
|---|---|
| Housing | US$400 – US$1,000 |
| Food | US$220 – US$450 |
| Utilities | US$50 – US$140 |
| Internet | US$20 – US$40 |
| Transport | US$25 – US$120 |
| Healthcare | US$60 – US$200 |
| Everything else | US$150 – US$400 |
| Total | US$925 – US$2,350 |
| Suggested monthly buffer | US$2,820 |
Modelled from a baseline for one adult and scaled, not sampled from households. Figures are shown as ranges because that is the honest shape of the data.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimate in US dollars because that is the currency most residence thresholds are quoted in. Peso costs move with the exchange rate.
Immigration
Immigration is decided nationally, not by city. Which routes are open to you, what they require and how long they take are all on the Mexico guide.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimates, not survey data.