Stockholm vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Stockholm	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5606	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1416	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2368	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3839	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	985K	1.26M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 97% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 849th and 4609th ($2524 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 23rd and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Zapopan

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	Stockholm	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.2	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1704	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2705	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1909	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12627	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.37	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.86	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.39	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.8	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17693	$6389

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986