Vancouver vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Vancouver	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2650	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5860	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1697	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2823	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3361	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	78	49
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	662K	1.48M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 162% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 512th and 5612th ($2650 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Vancouver compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Vancouver ranked 5th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 100th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vancouver vs Zapopan

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	Vancouver	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.59	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1905	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1486	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.6	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10997	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7402	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$65	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1165	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16245	$5160

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844