Brisbane vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.26M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 77% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1349th and 4609th ($2269 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 11th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3rd and 5628th 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	$15.5	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$6389

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$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