Amsterdam vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	921K	1.26M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 135% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 138th and 4430th ($3165 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.7 months in Zapopan. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 24th and 5342nd 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	$22	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$6434

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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