Auckland vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	32	47
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.26M

The cost of living in Auckland is 68% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1604th and 4609th ($2156 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in New Zealand and Mexico, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 240th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Zapopan

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	Auckland	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$6389

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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