Hamilton vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	47
😀 Quality of life	88	64
🏙️ Population	569K	1.26M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 49% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2004th and 4430th ($2006 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 265th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Zapopan

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	Hamilton	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$6434

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

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