Melbourne vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	100	59
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.48M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 115% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1365th and 5351st ($2194 vs $1021) 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 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 1st and 5375th 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	$14.2	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$5821

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696