Honolulu vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	58	47
😀 Quality of life	85	63
🏙️ Population	351K	1.26M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 153% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 117th and 4609th ($3241 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 11th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 438th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Zapopan

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	Honolulu	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$6389

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

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