Quality of life in Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in cost of living, leisure & culture and tolerance.
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Guadalajara, Mexico, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in cost of living, leisure & culture and tolerance.
Large apartment | $570.00 |
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Medium apartment | $460.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.97 |
Small apartment | $340.00 |
5km taxi ride | $2.80 |
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A Cappuccino | $2.20 |
A beer | $0.92 |
A kilogram of Apples | $1.90 |
Bread | $0.42 |
Inflation [score] | 0.95 |
Lunch | $6.10 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $34.00 |
Monthly public transport | $20.00 |
Movie ticket | $3.80 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $29.75 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 2 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.27 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.53 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 3 |
Meetups [score] | 0.36 |
Meetups groups | 97 |
Meetups members | 30438 |
Number of investors | 12 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 271 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 11 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.46 |
Startup events | 16 |
Startup events [score] | 0.40 |
Startups [score] | 0.60 |
Total number of startups | 31 |
Airport hub | 41 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.25 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.10 |
Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Mexico/Guadalajara |
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Traffic handling [score] | 0.44 |
Business freedom | 70.70 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.57 |
Freedom from corruption | 35.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.24 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 58.20 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.42 |
Time to open a business | 8.40 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.92 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.37 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 11 |
Guns per 100 residents | 15 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.69 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.92 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.81 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.47 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.77 |
Life expectancy (years) | 76.71 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.60 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 413.57 |
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Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 423.55 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 414.92 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 44 |
PISA ranking | 46 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.24 |
PISA reading (high school) | 41 |
PISA science (high school) | 46 |
Percent of happy students | 0.89 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.55 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.41 |
Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.47 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.01 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.00 |
Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.00 |
Air quality [score] | 0.39 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.33 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.25 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.37 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 17.94 |
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Currency for urban area | MXN |
GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.40 |
GDP per capita | $17880.51 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.30 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.40 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.47 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.52 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 286 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.16 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 30.58 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.48 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.34 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 7.32 |
Art galleries | 177 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.77 |
Cinemas | 165 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.86 |
Comedy clubs | 67 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.70 |
Concert venues | 203 |
Concerts [score] | 0.73 |
Historical sites | 91 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.86 |
Museums | 74 |
Museums [score] | 0.67 |
Performing art venues | 187 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.92 |
Sport venues | 160 |
Sports [score] | 0.82 |
Zoos | 8 |
Zoos [score] | 0.85 |
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.61 |
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LGBT Equality Index | 78.48 |
LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.80 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT age of consent | Ambiguous |
LGBT blood donation regulations | ✔ Legal |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.83 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.60 |
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Median peak in meters | 1985.00 |
Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
Seaside waterbody | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 1597.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.10 |
Costs of living in Guadalajara are in the least expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Guadalajara will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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The overall crime rate puts Guadalajara in position 213 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Guadalajara is the capital of the central state of Jalisco in Mexico, and the second-largest city in the country, with about a million and a half citizens (known as "Tapatíos"). It is considered a colonial city, though much of its architecture dates from the independence period. Although it has a far more relaxed feel than Mexico City, the city center can still seem a bit stuffy and dusty, especially during rush hour when the sun is out. All in all, however, it is a lovely city and contains many nice areas for walking, not just in the center.
Guadalajara is Mexico's second largest city, and one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country. This growth has been driven in part by the booming electronics industry in the industrial outskirts of the city. Other important and growing industries are pharmaceuticals, food processing, and fashion.
Guadalajara proper is divided into four districts corresponding approximately to the northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast quarters of the city. At the center of everything is the main area of interest to tourists, the Centro Histórico, or the historic downtown. Most of your time will probably be spent here. It is filled with colonial-era buildings and, famously, also boasts several important mural paintings by Jalisco-born José Clemente Orozco, one of Mexico's most important artists.
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