Miami vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Miami	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3216	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7364	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$3669	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	85	47
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	442K	1.26M

The cost of living in Miami is 138% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 117th and 4430th ($3216 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 9th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 169th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Zapopan

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	Miami	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.1	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2394	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1806	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4404	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6964	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.78	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1797	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18611	$6434

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994