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Zapopan vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Zapopan is 45.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% less in Zapopan
Groceries: pay 31.8% less in Zapopan
Transportation: pay 36.7% less in Zapopan
Housing: pay 59.1% less in Zapopan
Childcare: pay 66.8% less in Zapopan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% less in Zapopan
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Zapopan

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Zapopan.

Zapopan vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zapopan instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 40.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Zapopan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$9.93 MX$204.83	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$7.45 MX$153.62	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$1.13 MX$23.28	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$0.99 MX$20.48	-53.9%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 31.8% less for groceries

	Wellington	Zapopan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$2.52 MX$51.94	+28.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$4.06 MX$83.77	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$4.93 MX$101.78	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$1.96 MX$40.36	-71.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$3.16 MX$65.14	-37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$0.99 MX$20.43	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$0.64 MX$13.23	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$0.72 MX$14.77	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$0.61 MX$12.55	-76.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$0.74 MX$15.36	-26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$0.74 MX$15.20	-12.1%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 36.7% less for transportation

	Wellington	Zapopan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$4.53 MX$93.37	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	$29.78 MX$614.49	-76.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$20.35 MX$419.90	+11.7%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 59.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Zapopan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$28.52 MX$588.37	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$595.68 MX$12,289.72	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$260.61 MX$5,376.75	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	-48.4%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Zapopan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	$168.78 MX$3,482.09	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-52.9%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Zapopan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$1.99 MX$40.97	-72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$2.75 MX$56.79	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.58	$3.92 MX$80.91	-84.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.01	$34.70 MX$715.88	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$6.53 MX$134.67	-46.7%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Zapopan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	$46.09 MX$950.92	-39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	$33.51 MX$691.30	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$83.56 MX$1,723.89	-35.5%
Average			-34.0%

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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: January 2025

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