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Mexico City vs. Zapopan Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 21.7% more expensive than Zapopan.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 15.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 90.6% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 39.8% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Zapopan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Zapopan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Zapopan, you would:

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pay 7.3% more for restaurants

	Zapopan	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$194.45	$10.86 MX$194.45
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.69 MX$155.56	$8.82 MX$157.99	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MX$26.04	$1.73 MX$31.02	+19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 MX$23.09	$1.30 MX$23.36	+1.2%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Zapopan	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$46.91	$2.63 MX$47.02	+0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 MX$88.14	$5.04 MX$90.27	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 MX$101.55	$6.54 MX$117.11	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 MX$42.01	$2.61 MX$46.69	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.72 MX$84.53	$3.80 MX$68.14	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$21.77	$1.37 MX$24.52	+12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$12.12	$0.80 MX$14.33	+18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$13.56	$0.97 MX$17.43	+28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.14	$0.91 MX$16.23	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$18.36	$0.96 MX$17.17	-6.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.28 MX$22.93	$0.99 MX$17.81	-22.3%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Zapopan	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 MX$90.15	$5.14 MX$92.01	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.14 MX$486.13	$19.54 MX$350.01	-28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,170.40 MX$379,178.75	$20,030.45 MX$358,761.43	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 MX$418.07	$4.42 MX$79.25	-81.0%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 15.0% more for housing

	Zapopan	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.56 MX$583.16	$30.93 MX$554.04	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$746.39 MX$13,368.48	$1,079.15 MX$19,328.39	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.12 MX$7,291.90	$677.25 MX$12,130.02	+66.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.93 MX$1,234.58	$37.36 MX$669.17	-45.8%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 90.6% more for childcare

	Zapopan	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.52 MX$3,949.78	$430.39 MX$7,708.58	+95.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,862.57 MX$105,003.35	$10,897.53 MX$195,183.49	+85.9%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zapopan	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 MX$38.89	$3.26 MX$58.34	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.49 MX$62.56	$3.81 MX$68.31	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.61 MX$82.64	$4.34 MX$77.78	-5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.70 MX$728.95	$58.44 MX$1,046.79	+43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MX$93.36	$6.51 MX$116.67	+25.0%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 39.8% more for clothing

	Zapopan	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.05 MX$806.97	$60.95 MX$1,091.58	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.16 MX$522.34	$48.08 MX$861.09	+64.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.71 MX$1,409.77	$105.72 MX$1,893.53	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 MX$1,594.53	$110.91 MX$1,986.49	+24.6%
Average			+39.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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