Wichita vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Wichita	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1820	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4356	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$968	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1642	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3492	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	46	47
😀 Quality of life	85	63
🏙️ Population	398K	1.26M

The cost of living in Wichita is 42% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2786th and 4609th ($1820 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1921st and 11th 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 1.9 months in Wichita compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Wichita ranked 150th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 462nd and 5628th 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	$20.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.92	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1201	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1544	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.52	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$919	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16041	$6389

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Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328

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