Brisbane vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.26M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 72% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1241st and 4430th ($2323 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3rd and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Zapopan

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	Brisbane	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$6434

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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