Vancouver vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Vancouver	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2505	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5691	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1564	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2640	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3446	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	78	47
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	662K	1.26M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 86% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 890th and 4430th ($2505 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Vancouver compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 62nd and 5342nd 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	$19	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2929	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8999	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7018	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.6	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1168	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21273	$6434

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994