Quito vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quito	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2227	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$387	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$561	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	63	49
😀 Quality of life	60	60
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.48M

The cost of living in Quito is 11% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6126th and 5612th ($902 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Quito compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 5262nd and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Zapopan

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	Quito	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.47%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1507	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7183	$5160

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483

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