Cologne vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$947	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	92	49
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.48M

The cost of living in Cologne is 71% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2551st and 5351st ($1744 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 14th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 12th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Zapopan

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	Cologne	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$5821

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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