Austin vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	65	49
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	962K	1.48M

The cost of living in Austin is 141% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 858th and 5351st ($2455 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 142nd and 5375th 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	$17.5	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$5821

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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