Cologne vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	91	49
😀 Quality of life	96	64
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.48M

The cost of living in Cologne is 69% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2104th and 4791st ($1968 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 23rd and 5343rd 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	$15.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$5862

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926