Indianapolis vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	70	47
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	888K	1.26M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 78% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1079th and 4430th ($2405 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 9th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 237th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$6434

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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