Colorado Springs vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	62	47
😀 Quality of life	88	64
🏙️ Population	479K	1.26M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 89% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 819th and 4430th ($2548 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 297th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Zapopan

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	Colorado Springs	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$6434

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

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