Florianópolis vs Guadalajara
In short
Calculated from the figures below, with no overall “who wins” score.
Rent
✓in Florianópolis cheaper — −25%
Internet
✓in Florianópolis cheaper — −61%
Private school
✓in Florianópolis cheaper — −12%
In numbers
Exchange rate as of the date each figure was checked.
House or apartment rent
per month✓Florianópolis≈ $864–1,270R$4,500–6,621cheaper by 25%Guadalajara≈ $1,090–1,770MX$19,800 – 32kInternet
per month✓Florianópolis≈ $15–23R$79.9–119.8cheaper by 61%Guadalajara≈ $21–77MX$389–1,399Private school
per month✓Florianópolis≈ $296–581R$1,544–3,033cheaper by 12%Guadalajara≈ $221–773MX$4,000 – 14kWinter
averageFlorianópolis13–20 °C13–20 °CGuadalajara10–25 °C10–25 °CSummer
averageFlorianópolis22–28 °C22–28 °CGuadalajara17–32 °C17–32 °CPrecipitation
per yearFlorianópolis1,544 mm1,544 mmGuadalajara972 mm972 mmReady-made house
purchaseFlorianópolis≈ $288–653kR$1.5–3.4M✓Guadalajara≈ $221–497kMX$4–9Mcheaper by 24%
By topic
A quick look at each city. Details and sources are on the city page.
Daily life
Florianópolis
According to the IBGE estimate, Florianópolis has 598 thousand residents in 2026, almost 11 thousand more in a year. The 2022 census counted 537 thousand.
OfficialIBGE: Florianópolis population estimate, 2024-2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
By the 2020 census the municipality of Guadalajara has 1.39 million residents, the five main metro municipalities 4.85 million. 11.5% were born in another state.
OfficialINEGI: 2020 census, results by locality for Jalisco (ITER) · checked 6 Oct 2026
A two-bedroom in Providencia is mostly 28-35k pesos, in Americana 19.5-22k for 60-90 m², in Chapalita 20-23.5k, in Oblatos and Centro 13.5-15.7k.
SpecialistMercado Libre: two-bedroom apartments for rent in the municipality of Guadalajara · checked 6 Oct 2026
Housing
Florianópolis
By listings, a two-room apartment in Centro is about 4,500 reais a month, in Lagoa 4,500, in Itacorubi 5,700, in Campeche 6,600. The building fee (condomínio) and tax are on top.
SpecialistQuintoAndar: apartments for rent with two or more bedrooms, Centro · checked 29 Sep 2026
61.19 reais per m² a month in August 2026, fifth place among 22 capitals. Most expensive are Agronômica and Centro, cheaper are Ingleses and Capoeiras.
SpecialistFipeZAP Index: residential rent, August 2026 report, Florianópolis page · checked 29 Sep 2026
An apartment averages 13,531 reais per m² (August 2026), a two-room apartment 12,993. That is more than São Paulo; prices rose 8.2% over the year.
SpecialistFipeZAP Index: historical series of sale and rent prices by city, Florianópolis sheet · checked 29 Sep 2026
A house in Campeche by listings is 1.5–3.4 million reais (nine out of ten), one for 6.4 million. In total the results include 341 listings with three or more bedrooms.
SpecialistQuintoAndar: homes for sale with three or more bedrooms, Campeche · checked 29 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
A two-bedroom apartment in listings is about 24,650 pesos a month, half between 19,800 and 32,000. Of 304 offers, 70 are under 20k and 171 above 25k.
SpecialistMercado Libre: two-bedroom apartments for rent in the municipality of Guadalajara · checked 6 Oct 2026
Three-bedroom house: 53 listings up to 4M pesos, 58 from 4 to 9M, 61 above. First-page median about 8.3M, about 33k per square meter.
SpecialistMercado Libre: three-bedroom houses for sale in the municipality of Guadalajara · checked 6 Oct 2026
Money and prices
Florianópolis
DIEESE's basic basket in August 2026 is 850.90 reais per adult. For a family of two adults and two children, about 2,550 a month.
SpecialistDIEESE: national basic food basket survey, August 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026
DIEESE calculates that a family of four needed 7,566 reais a month in August 2026. The figure is one for the whole country and already includes housing; it does not reflect Florianópolis rents.
SpecialistDIEESE: nominal and necessary minimum wage by month · checked 29 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
INEGI's urban food basket is 2562.58 pesos per person a month, 10,250 for a family of four (August 2026). A nationwide figure, the food minimum.
OfficialINEGI: income poverty lines, August 2026 (bulletin 592/26) · checked 6 Oct 2026
INEGI's urban poverty line is 4905.33 pesos per person, 19,621 a month for a family of four (August 2026). A floor without rent, not a real budget.
OfficialINEGI: income poverty lines, August 2026 (bulletin 592/26) · checked 6 Oct 2026
Family and kids
Florianópolis
In 2025, 150 schools with primary and secondary grades; more than half of the schools with younger grades are private. 37.5% of schoolchildren attend private schools.
OfficialIBGE Cidades based on INEP school census data: schools, students and teachers in Florianópolis, 2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026
Three well-known schools in the city (Energia, Catarinense, Bom Jesus): 1,544–3,033 reais a month according to Procon for 2023. Today it is more.
OfficialProcon Santa Catarina: survey of monthly school fees, 2023 (Florianópolis, São José, Palhoça, Biguaçu) · checked 30 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
Micole's estimate for Jalisco: primary school 4000-14,000 pesos a month, kindergarten 3000-9000, international 18,000-45,000. Plus a fee of 8000-60,000 a year.
SpecialistMicole: how much a private school costs in Jalisco in 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Healthcare
Florianópolis
Public: the Carmela Dutra maternity hospital in Centro and the university hospital in Trindade with a neonatal intensive care unit. A private option is Ilha Hospital in Pantanal.
OfficialBrazil's Ministry of Health, open data "Hospitals and Beds": entry for Maternidade Carmela Dutra · checked 29 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
According to INEGI, Guadalajara has 76 private medical facilities with 1473 beds, and Zapopan another 26 with 699 beds. Public hospitals are not included.
OfficialINEGI: statistics of private health facilities (ESEP) 2025, report 28/26 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Transport
Florianópolis
A trip paid in cash or by QR is 7.70 reais, with a resident card 6.20, with a tourist card 7.20. The express bus is 20 reais.
SpecialistConsórcio Fênix, city bus operator: fares and FAQ · checked 29 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
The airport is 21 km from the cathedral, about 23 minutes without traffic. In August 2026 it handled 1.79 million passengers, 585 thousand of them international.
OfficialGAP: airport passenger traffic for August 2026 (filing on the BMV stock exchange) · checked 6 Oct 2026
Climate
Florianópolis
July is the coolest month: on average from 13.3°C at night to 20.4°C by day. No frost, but not beach weather either, and it rains 9 days a month.
OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026
February is the warmest month: on average from 21.8°C at night to 28.4°C by day. It is also the rainiest month, almost 200 mm.
OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026
About 1,540 mm a year and 144 days with rain. It pours most in summer, from January to March, and is driest in June.
OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
About 970 mm a year, 87% of it from June to September, peaking in July at 274 mm. From November to May it is almost dry: 4 to 20 mm a month.
OfficialWMO World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Guadalajara · checked 6 Oct 2026
The coolest month is January: on average 10.2 degrees at night and 24.7 by day. Winter is dry and sunny; the city sits at about 1540 meters.
OfficialWMO World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Guadalajara · checked 6 Oct 2026
May is the hottest, before the rains: on average 32.4 degrees by day and 17.2 at night. In July and August, because of the rains, about 27 by day.
OfficialWMO World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Guadalajara · checked 6 Oct 2026
Safety
Florianópolis
25 homicides in 2025 against 31 in 2024. For 587 thousand residents that is about 4 per 100 thousand.
OfficialSSP-SC: monthly indicators bulletin, December 2025, homicides by municipality · checked 29 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
In June 2026, 78% of adults in Guadalajara and 54% in Zapopan felt unsafe, versus 59.8% nationwide. Homicides in 2024: 25 per 100,000 residents.
OfficialINEGI: ENSU, perceived safety by city, June 2026 (report 27/26) · checked 6 Oct 2026
Internet and phone
Florianópolis
Fiber of 350–1000 Mbps costs about 80–120 reais a month: Claro 600 Mbps, 99.90; Vivo 700, 100.00. The average measured speed in the city is 202 Mbps.
SpecialistMinha Conexão: internet in Florianópolis, provider ranking and cheapest plans · checked 1 Oct 2026
Guadalajara
Telmex: from 389 pesos for 120 Mbps to 1399 for a gigabit. Totalplay 100 Mbps for 390, Megacable 1000 Mbps for 1000 pesos on promotion. Prices are nationwide.
SpecialistExpansión: Telmex, Totalplay, Megacable and Izzi internet packages, September 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Services
Florianópolis
Water is supplied by CASAN. On 2–3 September 2026, because of a burst water main, 28 districts, including Centro and Trindade, were left without normal supply.
OfficialARESC, state regulator: notice of a water main break in Florianópolis, 3 September 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026
The SCGás network in the center is only being built (since 16 July 2026); tariff 7.14 reais per m³. A 13 kg cylinder averages 127 reais according to ANP (6 points).
OfficialSCGás: residential gas tariff from 1 July 2026, single tier · checked 30 Sep 2026
CASAN water: 29.49 reais a month fixed plus 1.96 / 9.11 / 12.18 / 15.32 per m³ by band. At 15 m³ water is 94.64, with sewage 189.28 reais.
OfficialARESC: CASAN water and sewerage bill calculation file (residential tariff) · checked 30 Sep 2026
CELESC from 22 August 2026: 0.760 reais per kWh before taxes. For 300 kWh this is 227.93 reais before taxes, about 299 with taxes by the calculator site's estimate.
SpecialistEnergy calculator: CELESC tariff for a home from 22 August 2026 (based on ANEEL data) · checked 30 Sep 2026
Guadalajara
LP gas price cap in Guadalajara and Zapopan for 27 Sep - 3 Oct 2026: 20.27 pesos per kg, 10.95 per liter. A 20 kg cylinder at the cap is about 405 pesos.
OfficialComisión Nacional de Energía: maximum LP gas prices from 27 September to 3 October 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Tariff 1 in September 2026: 1.136 pesos per kWh up to 75, 1.381 up to 140, then 4.041. 300 kWh on it is about 950 pesos with VAT. The house's tariff class is on the bill.
SpecialistRecibo de Luz: CFE tariff 1 steps for September 2026 and DAC thresholds for tariffs 1-1F · checked 6 Oct 2026
SIAPA's average water price in 2023 was 18.16 pesos per m³; in 2025 the tariff rose 9.65%. 15 m³ a month at that price is about 270-300 pesos. Murky water complaints.
SpecialistUnoTV: SIAPA asks for a 12.5% water tariff increase, price per cubic meter in 2023 and 2025 · checked 6 Oct 2026

