Shenzhen vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$478	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	80	59
🏙️ Population	17.7M	1.48M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 10% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5950th and 5351st ($916 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 545th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Zapopan

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	Shenzhen	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$5821

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

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