Mesa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	67	49
😀 Quality of life	75	64
🏙️ Population	504K	1.48M

The cost of living in Mesa is 108% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 998th and 4791st ($2417 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 14th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 1816th and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Zapopan

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	Mesa	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$5862

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926