Gujranwala vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gujranwala	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$309	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$751	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$97.5	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$4659
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	34	96
🏙️ Population	2.03M	2.3M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 86% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 9171st and 1367th ($309 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1144th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 8578th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gujranwala	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.92	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.4	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35.5	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.8	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$62.6	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.48%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.97	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$21.9	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$956	$22291

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326

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