Mexico City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$603	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	92	49
😀 Quality of life	67	59
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.48M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 14% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4604th and 5351st ($1160 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Mexico, and 3470th vs 5375th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Zapopan

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	Mexico City	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$5821

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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