Dubai vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$957
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
64
49
😀 Quality of life
86
60
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.48M

The cost of living in Dubai is 128% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1098th and 5612th ($2309 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 306th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$5160

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Zapopan

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