Los Angeles vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	99	49
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.48M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 213% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 80th and 5351st ($3196 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 58th and 5375th 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	$21.7	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$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	$2168	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$5821

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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