Birmingham vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.48M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 102% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1731st and 5612th ($2046 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 14th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 32nd and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Zapopan

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	Birmingham	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$5160

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

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