San Diego vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	86	47
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.26M

The cost of living in San Diego is 158% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 52nd and 4430th ($3486 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 9th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 155th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Zapopan

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	San Diego	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$6434

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994