Baltimore vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	586K	1.48M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 124% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1182nd and 5351st ($2287 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 131st and 5375th 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	$16.3	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$5821

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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