Mesa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mesa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2425	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5586	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2692	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$679	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4753	$1017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	67	49
😀 Quality of life	74	58
🏙️ Population	504K	1.48M

The cost of living in Mesa is 99% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 807th and 4389th ($2425 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 730th and 10th 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 2 months in Mesa compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Mesa ranked 293rd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 1211th and 5642nd 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	$24.8	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1575	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2507	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2344	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.1	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2950	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.74	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1084	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10431	$5586

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781