Birmingham vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.26M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 73% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1454th and 4609th ($2219 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 11th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 41st and 5628th 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	$18.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$6389

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986