Vancouver vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Vancouver	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5841	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1607	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2790	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$630	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3629	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	78	47
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	662K	1.26M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 98% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 822nd and 4609th ($2540 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 0.8 months in Zapopan. Vancouver ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 53rd and 5628th 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	$16.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.7	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1720	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3147	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2525	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.6	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9202	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7119	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.9	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21986	$6389

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915

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