Sao Paulo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$538	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	75	64
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.26M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 16% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4918th and 4430th ($1126 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 1670th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Zapopan

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	Sao Paulo	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$6434

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

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