Wichita vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Wichita	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1811	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4646	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$997	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2025	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3603	$925
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	80	59
🏙️ Population	398K	1.48M

The cost of living in Wichita is 77% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2367th and 5351st ($1811 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1932nd and 14th 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 months in Wichita compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Wichita ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 552nd and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Wichita vs Zapopan

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	Wichita	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$266	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1554	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.9	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$918	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15994	$5821

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Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696