Houston vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	96	64
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.26M

The cost of living in Houston is 68% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1367th and 4430th ($2261 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 14th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$6434

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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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994