Lima vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lima	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$443	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	64	60
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.48M

The cost of living in Lima is 3% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5792nd and 5612th ($986 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Peru and Mexico, respectively. Check Peru vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 4404th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Zapopan

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	Lima	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.48	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.59%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1434	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$5160

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722

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