Brasilia vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$296	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	28	49
😀 Quality of life	56	59
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.48M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 25% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6598th and 5351st ($765 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 14th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5716th and 5375th 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	$6.98	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$5821

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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