Dallas vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$652
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	49
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.46M

The cost of living in Dallas is 143% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 837th and 5385th ($2471 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 Dallas compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 130th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Guadalajara

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	Dallas	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$5853

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214