Phoenix vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phoenix	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2369	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5226	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1477	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2396	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4699	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	69	49
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.48M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 134% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 973rd and 5612th ($2369 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 119th and 5259th 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	$18.5	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.8	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2431	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.2	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3520	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2938	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1116	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$5160

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1989
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2201
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2430
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2287
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2416
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2518
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2446
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2339
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2414
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2372
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2422
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2291
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2484
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2052
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1954
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2638
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1792
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1886
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$1986
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$786
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1928
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1842
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$758
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2643
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$955
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2657

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844