Oslo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	79	49
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	709K	1.48M

The cost of living in Oslo is 125% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1171st and 5351st ($2292 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Norway and Mexico, respectively. Check Norway vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 37th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Zapopan

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	Oslo	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$5821

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

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