Nagoya vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nagoya	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1202	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3492	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$512	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1302	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2282	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	90	49
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	2.33M	1.48M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 18% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4476th and 5351st ($1202 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 14th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 69th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Zapopan

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	Nagoya	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2452	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16142	$5821

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696