Berlin vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$925
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.48M

The cost of living in Berlin is 99% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5351st ($2027 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 21st and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Zapopan

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	Berlin	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$5821

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696