Santiago vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$540	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	91	49
😀 Quality of life	78	60
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.48M

The cost of living in Santiago is 19% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4604th and 5612th ($1200 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 705th and 5259th 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	$12.2	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$5160

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534

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