Mesa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	47
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	504K	1.26M

The cost of living in Mesa is 80% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1283rd and 4609th ($2298 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th and 11th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 142nd and 5628th 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	$19.9	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$6389

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004

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