Gujranwala vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$98	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$2042
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$4580
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	30	93
🏙️ Population	2.03M	2.3M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 87% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 9199th and 1375th ($302 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1186th 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 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 2 months in Houston. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 8772nd and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Houston

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	Gujranwala	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$23708

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233