Sao Paulo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$462	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.48M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 4% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5654th and 5351st ($976 vs $1021) 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 0.6 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 4281st and 5375th 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	$6.51	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$5821

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696