Indianapolis vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	71	49
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	888K	1.48M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 114% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1378th and 5351st ($2189 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 14th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 191st and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Zapopan

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	Indianapolis	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$5821

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696