Baltimore vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	586K	1.48M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 100% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1219th and 4791st ($2323 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 128th and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Zapopan

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	Baltimore	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$5862

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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