Austin vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	962K	1.39M

The cost of living in Austin is 102% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 932nd and 4703rd ($2475 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 15th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 192nd and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$11283

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085