Hamilton vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	569K	1.48M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 81% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1725th and 4791st ($2103 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 176th and 5343rd 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	$19	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$5862

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926