El Paso vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	34	47
😀 Quality of life	85	63
🏙️ Population	679K	1.26M

The cost of living in El Paso is 43% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2753rd and 4609th ($1828 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 El Paso compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 472nd and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Zapopan

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	El Paso	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$6389

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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