Calgary vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2700
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$865
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
53
49
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.48M

The cost of living in Calgary is 79% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1781st and 4791st ($2079 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 160th and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$5862

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

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Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$913
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$929
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1058
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$749
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$717
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$815
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1296
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$1030
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$873
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$832
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$858
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$901
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$861
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$860
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1108
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$753
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$896
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$894
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$615
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$846
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$873
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$764
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$803
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$1184
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$872
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$943
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$687
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$857
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1166
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$926