Zapopan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Zapopan	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$449	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$742	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$925	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	59	66
🏙️ Population	1.48M	12.6M

The cost of living in Zapopan is 99% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5351st and 8544th ($1021 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 499th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Zapopan compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Zapopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Mexico vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5375th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Zapopan vs Zhengzhou

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	Zapopan	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.54	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$553	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5058	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$452	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.67	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5821	$19343

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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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591