Barcelona vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$957
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	49
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.48M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 86% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2198th and 5612th ($1887 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 238th and 5259th 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	$16.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$5160

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844