Chicago vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.26M

The cost of living in Chicago is 111% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 358th and 4430th ($2851 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 9th 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 Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 18th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$6434

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

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