San Juan vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Juan	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4601	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1190	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2799	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	52	47
😀 Quality of life	85	64
🏙️ Population	342K	1.26M

The cost of living in San Juan is 51% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1924th and 4430th ($2037 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1512th 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 1.4 months in San Juan compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. San Juan ranked 146th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 439th and 5342nd 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	$18.3	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1525	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2444	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1389	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$330	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5774	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2975	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.62	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.68	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.16	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12973	$6434

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1446
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1789
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1889
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1275
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1370
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1668
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1575
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1792
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1827
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1652
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1851
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1297
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1790
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1686
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1588
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1673
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1513
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1443
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1779
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1447
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1737
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1761
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1725
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1497
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1714
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

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