Washington vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Washington	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3350	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7781	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$2159	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$3818	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7152	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	690K	1.26M

The cost of living in Washington is 148% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 74th and 4430th ($3350 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 9th 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 2.1 months in Washington compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Washington ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 31st and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Washington	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.39	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2374	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4205	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3379	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8429	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.52	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$196	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1892	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24903	$6434

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088

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