Madrid vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	47
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.26M

The cost of living in Madrid is 56% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1723rd and 4430th ($2109 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 160th and 5342nd 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	$17.6	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$6434

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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