Madrid vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	98	47
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.26M

The cost of living in Madrid is 63% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1805th and 4609th ($2089 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 190th and 5628th 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	$16.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$6389

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986