George Town vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	25	47
😀 Quality of life	80	63
🏙️ Population	41K	1.26M

The cost of living in George Town is 194% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 17th and 4609th ($3759 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the Cayman Islands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 724th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Zapopan

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	George Town	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$6389

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

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