Sacramento vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	54	47
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	525K	1.26M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 122% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 346th and 4609th ($2846 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 11th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 376th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Zapopan

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	Sacramento	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$6389

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986