San Francisco vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Francisco	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3729	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8827	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$2575	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$4722	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$762	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7332	$1017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	874K	1.48M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 207% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 12th and 4389th ($3729 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th 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 San Francisco compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. San Francisco ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 29th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Zapopan

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	San Francisco	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.6	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.44	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2705	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2296	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5169	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4274	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11456	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10309	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.8	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.13	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2657	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31490	$5586

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781