Melbourne vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	100	60
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.48M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 137% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 923rd and 5612th ($2397 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 1st and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Zapopan

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	Melbourne	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$5160

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844