Quito vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$367	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	64	49
😀 Quality of life	55	59
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.48M

The cost of living in Quito is 13% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6124th and 5351st ($884 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5845th and 5375th 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	$5.31	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$5821

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493

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