Brisbane vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.48M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 146% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 781st and 5612th ($2491 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 5259th 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	$14	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$5160

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844