Raleigh vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$957
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
82
49
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
468K
1.48M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 145% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 806th and 5612th ($2477 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 Raleigh compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 202nd and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$5160

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

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