Oakland vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	441K	1.48M

The cost of living in Oakland is 211% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 91st and 5612th ($3146 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 38th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Zapopan

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	Oakland	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$5160

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844