Zapopan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Zapopan	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$534	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$865	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	1.48M	449K

The cost of living in Zapopan is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4791st and 23rd ($1162 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 5343rd and 2nd 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	$10.7	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5652	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$506	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.74	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.18	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5862	$22875

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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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041