Columbus vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	47
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	906K	1.26M

The cost of living in Columbus is 66% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1686th and 4609th ($2127 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 11th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 96th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Zapopan

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	Columbus	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$6389

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986