Phoenix vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	70	49
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.48M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 101% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1184th and 4791st ($2340 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 181st and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Zapopan

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	Phoenix	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$5862

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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