Philadelphia vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.26M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 93% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 741st and 4430th ($2597 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 9th 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 Philadelphia compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 118th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Zapopan

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	Philadelphia	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$6434

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

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