Beijing vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$605	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$1017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.48M

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4887th and 4389th ($1065 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 583rd and 5642nd 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	$3.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$5586

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781