Oakland vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oakland	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3123	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8266	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$1974	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$4255	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$783	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5741	$1017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	441K	1.48M

The cost of living in Oakland is 157% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 85th and 4389th ($3123 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 10th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Oakland ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 61st and 5642nd 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	$30	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2159	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1715	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5202	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3736	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7041	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7002	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.49	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2755	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19305	$5586

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781