Calgary vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.26M

The cost of living in Calgary is 65% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1716th and 4609th ($2118 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 11th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 209th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zapopan

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	Calgary	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$6389

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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