Albuquerque vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	27	47
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	565K	1.26M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 58% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1965th and 4609th ($2026 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 11th 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 Albuquerque compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 561st and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Zapopan

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	Albuquerque	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$6389

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986