Los Angeles vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$975
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	99	47
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.26M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 154% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 62nd and 4430th ($3420 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 50th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Zapopan

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	Los Angeles	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$6434

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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