Brasilia vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$443	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	28	47
😀 Quality of life	66	64
🏙️ Population	3M	1.26M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 29% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5856th and 4430th ($958 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5032nd and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Zapopan

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	Brasilia	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$6434

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

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