Guadalajara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	1.46M	2.3M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 55% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5385th and 1229th ($1017 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1115th 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 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5625th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$18964

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182