Dublin vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	593K	1.26M

The cost of living in Dublin is 124% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 214th and 4430th ($3020 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ireland and Mexico, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 42nd and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Zapopan

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	Dublin	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$6434

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994