Seattle vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	80	49
😀 Quality of life	91	59
🏙️ Population	737K	1.48M

The cost of living in Seattle is 195% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 158th and 5351st ($3015 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 15th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 98th and 5375th 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	$21.9	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$5821

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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