Amsterdam vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$1017
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	921K	1.48M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 109% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 612th and 4389th ($2545 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 37th and 5642nd 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	$18.4	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$5586

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781