Charlotte vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$925
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	49
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	875K	1.48M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 148% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 761st and 5351st ($2528 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 14th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 252nd and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Zapopan

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	Charlotte	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$5821

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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