Birmingham vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.26M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 63% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1471st and 4430th ($2204 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 9th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 25th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$6434

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

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