San Jose, United States vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	49
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.48M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 240% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6th and 4791st ($3952 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 88th and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Zapopan

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	San Jose	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$5862

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926