Yokohama vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Yokohama	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3311	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$588	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$997	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2542	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.48M

The cost of living in Yokohama is 15% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4404th and 4791st ($1336 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 14th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Yokohama compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Yokohama ranked 2nd best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Yokohama vs Zapopan

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	Yokohama	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1167	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.4	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6388	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2878	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.7	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.4	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.6	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18032	$5862

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Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926