Amsterdam vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	921K	1.48M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 174% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 331st and 5351st ($2791 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 29th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Zapopan

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	Amsterdam	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$5821

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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