Madrid vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	49
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.48M

The cost of living in Madrid is 75% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5351st ($1781 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 151st and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Zapopan

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	Madrid	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$5821

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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