El Paso vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	34	47
😀 Quality of life	85	64
🏙️ Population	679K	1.26M

The cost of living in El Paso is 33% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2822nd and 4430th ($1796 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th and 9th 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 0.7 months in Zapopan. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 437th and 5342nd 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	$18.6	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$6434

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

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