Baltimore vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	586K	1.26M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 75% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1414th and 4609th ($2234 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 11th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 164th and 5628th 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	$17.3	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$6389

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986