Minneapolis vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	86	47
😀 Quality of life	88	64
🏙️ Population	430K	1.26M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 80% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1017th and 4430th ($2434 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 283rd and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Zapopan

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	Minneapolis	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$6434

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

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