Medellin vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medellin	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$579	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$997	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$535	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	64	64
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.26M

The cost of living in Medellin is 14% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4852nd and 4430th ($1162 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5346th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Zapopan

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	Medellin	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.36%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2880	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.57	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.63	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8196	$6434

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687

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