Dallas vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$2442
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$652
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	49
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.46M

The cost of living in Dallas is 159% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 700th and 5803rd ($2550 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 16th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 113th and 5559th 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	$20.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$6136

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153