Calgary vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$742
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$925
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
53
49
😀 Quality of life
90
59
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.48M

The cost of living in Calgary is 104% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1646th and 5351st ($2077 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 153rd and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$5821

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1743
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1676
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1614
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2568
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1886
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2284
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1638
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1770
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2007
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2163
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2054
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2327
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1786
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1792
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1612
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1884
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1632
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1761
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2248
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1446
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1883
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2023
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1968
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2616
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2021
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2050
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2490
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2466
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2181
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Zapopan

Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$660
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$778
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$780
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$773
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$906
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$721
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$831
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$634
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$796
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$587
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$684
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1162
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$804
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$673
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$768
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$744
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$813
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$753
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$667
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$977
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$853
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$634
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$725
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$677
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$693
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$717
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$638
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$760
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$808
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$983
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$781
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$846
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$662
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$856
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1214
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$696