Guadalajara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.3M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 46% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4703rd and 1367th ($1222 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1144th 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 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5440th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$22291

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123