Austin vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2983
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1060
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$750
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	962K	1.39M

The cost of living in Austin is 97% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 985th and 4689th ($2444 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 14th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 217th and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Guadalajara

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	Austin	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$11768

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102