Houston vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$925
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	91	59
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.48M

The cost of living in Houston is 122% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1229th and 5351st ($2265 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 14th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 97th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Zapopan

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	Houston	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5821

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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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696