Chicago vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2927
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1159
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1017
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.48M

The cost of living in Chicago is 115% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 505th and 4389th ($2613 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 10th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$5586

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Zapopan

Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$873
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$672
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$681
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$812
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$881
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$789
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$912
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$774
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$741
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$830
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$763
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1094
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$1076
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$707
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$812
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$630
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$774
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$765
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$682
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$784
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$996
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$915
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$793
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1185
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$781