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Town · Jalisco, Mexico

Chapala / Ajijic

Retiring to Chapala / Ajijic, in Jalisco, Mexico, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 17.7°C in the coolest quarter and 23.4°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $765–$1,272 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-10-01

Exchange rate: 1 USD = 18.80 MXN, Banco de México's reference rate · this page converts at 18.91 MXN Banco de México — tipo de cambio FIX (SF43718) y dólar canadiense (SF60632), Oct 31, 2026 · dollar figures: European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30

Compare Chapala / Ajijic side by side Cost, safety, healthcare and climate against any other town we cover See Chapala / Ajijic on the map Every town we cover, with Chapala / Ajijic highlighted

What is Chapala and Ajijic like for a retiree?

Chapala and Ajijic are lakeside towns on the north shore of Lake Chapala in Jalisco. Their climate reads differently from both the coast and the high plateau: mild through the year, with a dry spring before the summer rains.

What to weigh in Chapala and Ajijic

Chapala and Ajijic have no airport of their own. Guadalajara International (GDL) is a drive away, which is worth factoring into how often visitors will realistically come. For Chapala and Ajijic, the homicide rate, the road minutes to a hospital and a pharmacy, and the climate are measured in the cards on this page, each with its source and date.

Last updated October 2, 2026

At a glance 4 of 4 core
Rent, power & groceries USD $765–$1,272 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-10-01 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 74° / 64°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 23° / 18°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.
Elevation 1,536 m / 5,040 ft Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus - nearest cell at the town coordinate · 2026-09-19
Setting Lakeside ExpatAlmanac classification — from the town's coordinates, its measured elevation and its geographic situation, against a closed list of settings · 2026-08-16

Chapala / Ajijic in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-10-01

USD $765–$1,272 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-10-01 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $656–$1,164

MXN $12,400–$22,000 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Rent, Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown · icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · 2026-10-01

Electricity
USD $38

MXN $721 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Electricity (250 kWh/month, town figure) · CFE — tarifa doméstica 1 (CFE's tariff rule on SMN station 14040, summers 2021–2026; not confirmed on a CFE bill), recibo de 250 kWh/mes (IVA incluido) · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $71

MXN $1,336 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · PROFECO — Quién es Quién en los Precios (precio de venta al público, mediana nacional) · 2026-10-07

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the Mexico page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Asking rent USD $1,070 ($656–$1,164) per month · 2-bed house
MXN $20,229 ($12,400–$22,000) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · N=3 two-bedroom houses inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx passed the method (0 stated furnished, 0 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) · 1 of them priced in US dollars and shown in pesos by the portal at its own rate · fewer than 30 listings, so the band is widened by a resampling estimate of its own noise icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Which figure, and the others we hold Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed house Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown
Rent paid No figure held for this town
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Chapala / Ajijic — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/jalisco/chapala-ajijic, figures as of 2026; original data: icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac.

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Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom house on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area.

How rent is measured

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom house on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom house from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

In the personalized report

  • Utilities — water, gas, refusefor subscribers
  • Transportfor subscribers
  • Everyday spendingfor subscribers
  • Eating out and leisurefor subscribers
  • Total monthly estimate — essentials and comfortablefor subscribers

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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

23.1 per 100,000 a year Chapala municipality figure
How we know this 95% interval 17.9–29.4 · 2020–2024. Measured for the whole Chapala municipality, not Chapala / Ajijic alone. Higher than 33% of the 1,138 Mexican municipalities with 10 or more in 2020–2024, ranked by where the deaths occurred. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09 and Y87.1), pooled 2020–2024 · INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence · population: CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Chapala / Ajijic — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/jalisco/chapala-ajijic, figures as of 2026; original data: INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence; CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
1.6 min by road

Nearest: Benavides (OpenStreetMap node/8362659629), 0.91 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
22.4 min by road

Nearest: HOSPITAL COMUNITARIO JOCOTEPEC (CLUES:JCSSA009364), 23.09 km by road.

CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/jalisco/chapala-ajijic, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the built-up area

The figures in this card are computed over the built-up area, about 12 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
1,519–1,721 m
Kind of place
Town or suburb
People in this area (modeled)
43,979
Distance to the sea
171 km
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
14.6 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
1.0–9.5°
Coldest quarter, average
17.7°C (64°F)
Warmest quarter, average
23.4°C (74°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
16 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
520 mm
Least humid month
45%
Most humid month
64%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/jalisco/chapala-ajijic, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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Mexico — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: Residencia temporal por solvencia económica, then residencia permanente (jubilado o pensionado) — temporary residence on financial means, then permanent residence as a retiree or pensioner Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $1,090 / year · ages 60–69 · other age bands on the Mexico page MXN $20,600 / year · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30Yearly fee per person to join Mexico's IMSS public health insurance (Seguro de Salud para la Familia), ages 60–69.
    How this is measured

    IMSS Seguro de Salud para la Familia, annual fee per person paid in advance, age band 60–69, in force from 1 March 2026. The band is part of the figure.

    IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026 · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 101.6 · overall average 74.7 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in Mexico", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/jalisco/chapala-ajijic, figures as of 2021; original data: Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston; IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026; World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Chapala / Ajijic from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Chapala / Ajijic

Guadalajara International Airport (GDL), at Guadalajara. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 9 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21).

Getting to GDL: about 33 min by road, 32.6 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~17h 03m
  • Brisbane BNE ~17h 03m est. flight ~16h 30m est. · 12,329 km / 7,661 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~17h 33m est. flight ~17h est. · 12,654 km / 7,863 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~18h 18m est. flight ~17h 45m est. · 13,271 km / 8,246 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~19h 03m est. flight ~18h 30m est. · 13,818 km / 8,586 mi straight line
  • Perth PER ~21h 48m est. flight ~21h 15m est. · 15,923 km / 9,894 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~14h 18m
  • Linz LNZ ~14h 18m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,177 km / 6,323 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,330 km / 6,419 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,332 km / 6,420 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~13h 18m
  • Brussels BRU ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,423 km / 5,855 mi straight line
  • Charleroi CRL ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,443 km / 5,868 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,497 km / 5,901 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~15h 33m
  • Sofia SOF ~15h 33m est. flight ~15h est. · 11,121 km / 6,910 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~15h 48m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,256 km / 6,994 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~15h 48m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,347 km / 7,051 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~5h 33m
  • Toronto YYZ ~5h 33m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,381 km / 2,101 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~5h 48m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,528 km / 2,192 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~6h 03m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,643 km / 2,264 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~6h 03m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,739 km / 2,324 mi straight line
  • Montreal YUL ~6h 18m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,869 km / 2,404 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~14h 33m
  • Rijeka RJK ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,388 km / 6,455 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~14h 48m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,451 km / 6,494 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~14h 48m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,607 km / 6,591 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~17h 03m
  • Limassol PFO ~17h 03m est. flight ~16h 30m est. · 12,300 km / 7,643 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~17h 03m est. flight ~16h 30m est. · 12,360 km / 7,680 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~14h 18m
  • Prague PRG ~14h 18m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,065 km / 6,254 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,270 km / 6,381 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,316 km / 6,410 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~13h 33m
  • Aarhus AAR ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,491 km / 5,898 mi straight line
  • Odense ODE ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,523 km / 5,917 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,639 km / 5,990 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~14h 03m
  • Tallinn TLL ~14h 03m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,960 km / 6,189 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~14h 18m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,122 km / 6,289 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~13h 48m
  • Tampere TMP ~13h 48m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,761 km / 6,065 mi straight line
  • Turku TKU ~13h 48m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,772 km / 6,072 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~14h 03m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,897 km / 6,150 mi straight line
From France · from ~13h 18m
  • Lille LIL ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,352 km / 5,811 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,391 km / 5,835 mi straight line
  • Lyon LYS ~13h 48m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,723 km / 6,042 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~13h 33m
  • Essen DUS ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,545 km / 5,931 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~14h 03m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,882 km / 6,141 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~14h 03m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 10,020 km / 6,226 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~15h 48m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~15h 48m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,248 km / 6,989 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~16h 03m est. flight ~15h 30m est. · 11,497 km / 7,144 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~16h 18m est. flight ~15h 45m est. · 11,767 km / 7,312 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~14h 48m
  • Gyor LHPR ~14h 48m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,436 km / 6,484 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~14h 48m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,536 km / 6,547 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~15h 03m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,671 km / 6,630 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~12h 18m
  • Galway SNN ~12h 18m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,493 km / 5,277 mi straight line
  • Cork ORK ~12h 18m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,548 km / 5,312 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~12h 18m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,639 km / 5,368 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~14h 03m
  • Milan MXP ~14h 03m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,976 km / 6,199 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~14h 48m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,438 km / 6,486 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~15h 03m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,636 km / 6,609 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~14h 18m
  • Riga RIX ~14h 18m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,109 km / 6,281 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~14h 18m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~14h 18m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,043 km / 6,240 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,259 km / 6,375 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,341 km / 6,425 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~13h 33m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,597 km / 5,963 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~15h 18m
  • Valletta MLA ~15h 18m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 10,959 km / 6,810 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~13h 18m
  • Rotterdam RTM ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,368 km / 5,821 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,371 km / 5,823 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,451 km / 5,873 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~15h 03m
  • Auckland AKL ~15h 03m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,682 km / 6,638 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~15h 18m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 10,852 km / 6,743 mi straight line
  • Christchurch CHC ~15h 33m est. flight ~15h est. · 11,110 km / 6,903 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~13h 03m
  • Stavanger SVG ~13h 03m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,094 km / 5,651 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~13h 03m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,101 km / 5,655 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,294 km / 5,775 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~14h 33m
  • Warsaw WAW ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,305 km / 6,403 mi straight line
  • Katowice KTW ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,319 km / 6,412 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,386 km / 6,453 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~12h 18m
  • Funchal FNC ~12h 18m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,483 km / 5,271 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~12h 48m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,891 km / 5,525 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~12h 48m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,942 km / 5,556 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~15h 03m
  • Timișoara TSR ~15h 03m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,772 km / 6,694 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~15h 18m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 10,841 km / 6,736 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~15h 33m est. flight ~15h est. · 11,145 km / 6,925 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~14h 33m
  • Bratislava BTS ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,364 km / 6,440 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~14h 48m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,447 km / 6,491 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~14h 48m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,566 km / 6,566 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~14h 33m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,318 km / 6,411 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~14h 33m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,380 km / 6,450 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~19h 33m
  • Cape Town CPT ~19h 33m est. flight ~19h est. · 14,159 km / 8,798 mi straight line
  • Johannesburg JNB ~20h 33m est. flight ~20h est. · 15,057 km / 9,356 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~21h 03m est. flight ~20h 30m est. · 15,346 km / 9,535 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~13h 18m
  • Madrid MAD ~13h 18m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,323 km / 5,793 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,609 km / 5,971 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~13h 48m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,723 km / 6,042 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~13h 33m
  • Gothenburg GOT ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,498 km / 5,902 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~13h 33m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,643 km / 5,992 mi straight line
  • Malmo MMX ~13h 48m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,682 km / 6,016 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~13h 48m
  • Geneva GVA ~13h 48m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,766 km / 6,069 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~14h 03m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,864 km / 6,129 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~12h 18m
  • Glasgow GLA ~12h 18m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,665 km / 5,384 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~12h 48m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,891 km / 5,525 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~12h 48m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,909 km / 5,536 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~12h 48m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,961 km / 5,568 mi straight line
  • London LHR ~13h 03m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,084 km / 5,644 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~3h 03m
  • Houston IAH ~3h 03m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,321 km / 821 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~4h 03m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,079 km / 1,292 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~4h 03m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,106 km / 1,308 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~4h 03m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,154 km / 1,338 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~4h 18m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,422 km / 1,505 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~4h 48m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,644 km / 1,643 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~4h 48m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,789 km / 1,733 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~5h 18m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,208 km / 1,994 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~5h 48m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,425 km / 2,128 mi straight line
  • New York City JFK ~5h 48m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,575 km / 2,221 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from GDL to each destination's main airport. The drive to GDL is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Chapala / Ajijic from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/jalisco/chapala-ajijic, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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