Perth vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	96	64
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.26M

The cost of living in Perth is 90% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 791st and 4430th ($2562 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 11th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Zapopan

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	Perth	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$6434

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994