Tampa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tampa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2608	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5949	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1724	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$3038	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	69	47
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	385K	1.26M

The cost of living in Tampa is 104% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 719th and 4609th ($2608 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 625th and 11th 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 1.7 months in Tampa compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Tampa ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 151st and 5628th 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	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.07	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1408	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3555	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2569	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3702	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2291	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16676	$6389

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285

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