Arlington vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	90	49
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	394K	1.48M

The cost of living in Arlington is 84% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2153rd and 5351st ($1883 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 1499th and 5375th 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	$15	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$5821

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

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