Tampa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tampa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2560	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6044	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1641	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4880	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	49
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	385K	1.48M

The cost of living in Tampa is 151% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 718th and 5351st ($2560 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Tampa ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 174th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tampa vs Zapopan

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	Tampa	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1745	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3421	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1387	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14045	$5821

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265

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