Maoming vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$422	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	27	47
😀 Quality of life	52	63
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.26M

The cost of living in Maoming is 38% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6807th and 4609th ($789 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6563rd and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Zapopan

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	Maoming	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.18	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$6389

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

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