Portland vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	88	49
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	653K	1.48M

The cost of living in Portland is 158% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 603rd and 5351st ($2629 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 Portland compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 157th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Zapopan

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	Portland	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$5821

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696