Guadalajara vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$607	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	47	47
😀 Quality of life	62	63
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.26M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 3% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4689th and 4609th ($1241 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 11th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Ranked 7th vs 3rd best cities to live in Mexico, and 5768th vs 5628th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Zapopan

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	Guadalajara	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$6389

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

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