Santiago vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Santiago	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2931	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$538	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$860	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	92	47
😀 Quality of life	81	64
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.26M

The cost of living in Santiago is 12% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4785th and 4430th ($1186 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Chile and Mexico, respectively. Check Chile vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 637th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Zapopan

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	Santiago	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.98	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.23	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12174	$6434

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895

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