Shenzhen vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shenzhen	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2825	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$484	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$1017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	80	58
🏙️ Population	17.5M	1.48M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 23% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5744th and 4389th ($939 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 10th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 460th and 5642nd 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	$3.46	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12768	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7264	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.56	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.98	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24305	$5586

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781