Seattle vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	80	49
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	737K	1.48M

The cost of living in Seattle is 187% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 206th and 5612th ($2908 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 14th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 102nd and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Zapopan

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	Seattle	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$5160

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

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