Barcelona vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	47
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	1.73M	1.26M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 58% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1659th and 4430th ($2129 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 174th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Zapopan

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	Barcelona	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$6434

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994