Atlanta vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	499K	1.26M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 105% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 699th and 4609th ($2617 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 11th 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 months in Atlanta compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 231st and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Zapopan

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	Atlanta	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$6389

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986