Beijing vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$648	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	73	64
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.26M

The cost of living in Beijing is 18% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4987th and 4430th ($1108 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 2361st and 5342nd 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	$4.47	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$6434

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

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