Philadelphia vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.48M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 122% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 744th and 4791st ($2584 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 95th and 5343rd 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	$20	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$5862

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926