Dallas vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dallas	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2461	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5293	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1459	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4563	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	91	47
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.26M

The cost of living in Dallas is 92% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 948th and 4609th ($2461 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 46th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Zapopan

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	Dallas	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.06	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2187	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1641	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4391	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1318	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24367	$6389

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2114
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2198
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2212
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2357
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2246
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2188
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2142
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2114
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2309
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2373
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2127
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2126
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2220
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2124
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2076
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2127
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2233
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2129
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2193
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2579
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2293
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2393
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2105
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2145
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2225

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