Minneapolis vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	84	49
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	430K	1.48M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 105% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1095th and 4791st ($2380 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 14th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 215th and 5343rd 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	$19	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$5862

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926