Mexico City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$774	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.26M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 12% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4274th and 4609th ($1428 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Mexico, and 3354th vs 5628th 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	$11.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$6389

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

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