Austin vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	962K	1.48M

The cost of living in Austin is 108% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1002nd and 4791st ($2416 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 151st and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Zapopan

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	Austin	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$5862

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926