Cologne vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
97
60
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.48M

The cost of living in Cologne is 83% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2308th and 5612th ($1851 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 4th in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5160

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Zapopan

Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$985
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$779
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$630
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$620
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$719
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$709
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$687
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$784
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$738
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$796
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$780
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$674
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$978
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$886
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$659
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$729
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$522
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$691
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$748
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$601
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$698
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$941
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$839
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$647
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1153
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$844