Auckland vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$1017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	32	49
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.48M

The cost of living in Auckland is 87% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1099th and 4389th ($2279 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in New Zealand and Mexico, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 119th and 5642nd 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	$14	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$5586

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781