Columbus vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
906K
1.48M

The cost of living in Columbus is 122% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1248th and 5612th ($2252 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 242nd and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$5160

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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