Guadalajara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$442
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$4672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.3M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5803rd and 1258th ($985 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1108th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5559th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$22908

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$674
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$978
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$886
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$659
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$729
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$691
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$748
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$601
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$698
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$879
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$941
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$808
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$828
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$839
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