Sao Paulo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$496	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1020
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	69	64
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.48M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 10% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4791st ($1052 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 4142nd and 5343rd 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	$7.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$5862

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926