New Orleans vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	85	49
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	384K	1.48M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 91% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1427th and 4791st ($2219 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 252nd and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Zapopan

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	New Orleans	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$5862

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

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