Arlington vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	90	49
😀 Quality of life	74	60
🏙️ Population	394K	1.48M

The cost of living in Arlington is 85% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2251st and 5612th ($1869 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 1283rd and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Zapopan

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	Arlington	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$5160

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844