Miami vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Miami	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3297	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7564	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$2174	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$3858	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	85	47
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	442K	1.26M

The cost of living in Miami is 158% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 95th and 4609th ($3297 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Miami ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 210th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/miami/zapopan.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Miami vs Zapopan infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/miami/zapopan" target="_blank">Miami vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Miami vs Zapopan

Prices for goods and services in Miami and Zapopan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Miami	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27.3	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.92	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2574	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1873	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4730	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3376	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.5	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.9	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3761	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.03	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.1	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.4	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$6389

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050

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