Beijing vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$596	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	77	60
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.48M

The cost of living in Beijing is 5% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5141st and 5612th ($1067 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 763rd and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Zapopan

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	Beijing	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$5160

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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