Chengdu vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$297	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	47
😀 Quality of life	76	64
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.26M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 49% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7360th and 4430th ($688 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 9th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 1238th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Zapopan

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	Chengdu	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$6434

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994