Columbus vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2927
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1159
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1017
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
906K
1.48M

The cost of living in Columbus is 81% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4389th ($2202 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 10th 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 Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 202nd and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$5586

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Zapopan

Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$873
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$672
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$681
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$812
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$881
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$789
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$912
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$774
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$741
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$830
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$763
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1094
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$1076
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$707
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$812
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$630
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$774
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$765
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$682
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$784
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$996
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$915
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$793
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1185
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$781