Indianapolis vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	71	49
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	888K	1.48M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 116% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1397th and 5612th ($2187 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 159th and 5259th 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	$25.2	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$5160

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844