Zapopan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Zapopan	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1349	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3115	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$665	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$1113	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	82
😀 Quality of life	64	97
🏙️ Population	1.26M	452K

The cost of living in Zapopan is 65% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4430th and 11th ($1349 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Zapopan compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Zapopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5342nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Zapopan vs Zurich

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	Zapopan	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$831	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6066	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6434	$26431

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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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117