San Juan vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Juan	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1974	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4383	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1148	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1906	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2082	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	342K	1.48M

The cost of living in San Juan is 95% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1937th and 5612th ($1974 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1608th 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 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. San Juan ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 406th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Zapopan

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	San Juan	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2354	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3905	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2439	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.5	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.63	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.7	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10464	$5160

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1512
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1654
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1774
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1158
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1360
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1543
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1789
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1672
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1677
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1683
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1697
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1687
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1574
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1534
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1616
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1129
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1279
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$792
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1582
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1425
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1523
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

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