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Town · Guerrero, Mexico

Zihuatanejo

Retiring to Zihuatanejo, in Guerrero, Mexico, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 22°C in the coolest quarter and 24.7°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $862–$2,475 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-10-01

Exchange rate: 1 USD = 18.80 MXN, Banco de México's reference rate · this page converts at 18.91 MXN Banco de México — tipo de cambio FIX (SF43718) y dólar canadiense (SF60632), Oct 31, 2026 · dollar figures: European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30

Compare Zihuatanejo side by side Cost, safety, healthcare and climate against any other town we cover See Zihuatanejo on the map Every town we cover, with Zihuatanejo highlighted

What is Zihuatanejo like for a retiree?

Zihuatanejo is a Pacific coastal town in Guerrero, warm and humid through the year.

What to weigh in Zihuatanejo

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International (ZIH) serves Zihuatanejo directly. For Zihuatanejo, the homicide rate, the road minutes to a hospital and a pharmacy, and the climate are measured in the cards on this page, each with its source and date.

Last updated October 2, 2026

At a glance 4 of 4 core
Rent, power & groceries USD $862–$2,475 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-10-01 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 76° / 72°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 25° / 22°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.
Setting Coastal ExpatAlmanac classification — from the town's coordinates, its measured elevation and its geographic situation, against a closed list of settings · 2026-08-16

Zihuatanejo in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-10-01

USD $862–$2,475 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-10-01 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $767–$2,380

MXN $14,500–$45,000 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Rent, Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown · icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · 2026-10-01

Electricity
USD $25

MXN $464 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Electricity (250 kWh/month, town figure) · CFE — tarifa doméstica 1C (CFE's tariff rule on SMN station 12127, summers 2018–2025; not confirmed on a CFE bill), recibo de 250 kWh/mes (IVA incluido) · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $71

MXN $1,336 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · PROFECO — Quién es Quién en los Precios (precio de venta al público, mediana nacional) · 2026-10-07

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the Mexico page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Asking rent USD $1,587 ($767–$2,380) per month · 2-bed apartment
MXN $30,000 ($14,500–$45,000) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · N=3 two-bedroom apartments inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx passed the method (1 stated furnished, 11 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) · fewer than 30 listings, so the band is widened by a resampling estimate of its own noise icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Which figure, and the others we hold Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed apartment Asking rent (listings) · 10th–75th percentile, median shown
Asking rent — what landlords are listing for 2-bed house USD $1,058 per month · 2-bed house MXN $20,000 per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Asking rent (listings) · indicative, too few listings for a band Listings harvested 2026-10-01 · based on N=2 two-bedroom houses inside the town's footprint on icasas.mx that passed the method (0 stated furnished, 4 stated a short let, 0 offered for sale were dropped) — indicative, too few listings for a band icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac · figure for 2026
Rent paid No figure held for this town
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Zihuatanejo — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/guerrero/zihuatanejo, figures as of 2026; original data: icasas.mx rental listings, harvested by ExpatAlmanac.

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Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area.

How rent is measured

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom apartment from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Asking rent for an unfurnished two-bedroom house on a long-term lease, from listings inside the town's area. Asking rents for a two-bedroom house from property listing sites, measured the same way in every country: unfurnished only; leases of 12 months or more, with holiday, seasonal and month-to-month lets left out; rent without utilities, as listed; and only listings inside the town's own area — the same area every other local figure uses — so a listing with no address or map point is left out. The figure is the 10th–75th percentile range of the listings kept, with their median beside it, from at least 30 listings; with 10 to 29 the range is widened by an estimate of its own sampling noise and the count is shown; with fewer than 10 the town carries no figure. Where a site has no furnished or lease-length field, a listing is dropped only when its own text says it is furnished, a short let or for sale. Each figure names its site, its listing count and its local currency, converted when the page is shown. Refreshed every 6 months, and marked out of date after that. Three caveats: asking rents run above agreed rents, the area is the town's area rather than its center, and the sample is one site.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

In the personalized report

  • Utilities — water, gas, refusefor subscribers
  • Transportfor subscribers
  • Everyday spendingfor subscribers
  • Eating out and leisurefor subscribers
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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

59.2 per 100,000 a year Zihuatanejo de Azueta municipality figure
How we know this 95% interval 53.4–65.4 · 2020–2024. Higher than 86% of the 1,138 Mexican municipalities with 10 or more in 2020–2024, ranked by where the deaths occurred. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09 and Y87.1), pooled 2020–2024 · INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence · population: CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Zihuatanejo — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/guerrero/zihuatanejo, figures as of 2026; original data: INEGI, Estadísticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR), microdatos 2020–2024, by municipio of residence; CONAPO, Población a mitad de año por municipio (pry23), 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
2.1 min by road

Nearest: Farmapronto (OpenStreetMap node/2099167532), 1.3 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
2.2 min by road

Nearest: DR. BERNARDO SEPULVEDA GUTIÉRREZ (CLUES:GRIMB004311), 1.5 km by road.

CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/guerrero/zihuatanejo, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; CLUES, Secretaría de Salud (DGIS), August 2026; public general hospitals only; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the whole municipio

The figures in this card are computed over the whole municipio, about 1,476 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
-2–2,476 m
Kind of place
City
People in this area (modeled)
147,615
Distance to the sea
reaches the coast
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
11.2 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
2.9–28.3°
Coldest quarter, average
22°C (72°F)
Warmest quarter, average
24.7°C (76°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
14 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
867 mm
Least humid month
51%
Most humid month
70%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/guerrero/zihuatanejo, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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Mexico — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: Residencia temporal por solvencia económica, then residencia permanente (jubilado o pensionado) — temporary residence on financial means, then permanent residence as a retiree or pensioner Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $1,090 / year · ages 60–69 · other age bands on the Mexico page MXN $20,600 / year · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30Yearly fee per person to join Mexico's IMSS public health insurance (Seguro de Salud para la Familia), ages 60–69.
    How this is measured

    IMSS Seguro de Salud para la Familia, annual fee per person paid in advance, age band 60–69, in force from 1 March 2026. The band is part of the figure.

    IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026 · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 101.6 · overall average 74.7 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in Mexico", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/guerrero/zihuatanejo, figures as of 2021; original data: Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas (SEGOB/SRE), DOF 25 Jul 2025 — copy published by the Consulate of Mexico in Houston; IMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia — annual fees from 1 March 2026; World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Zihuatanejo from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Zihuatanejo

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), at Ixtapa. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 3 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21).

Getting to ZIH: about 12 min by road, 12.4 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~16h 42m
  • Brisbane BNE ~16h 42m est. flight ~16h 30m est. · 12,382 km / 7,694 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~17h 12m est. flight ~17h est. · 12,663 km / 7,868 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~17h 57m est. flight ~17h 45m est. · 13,256 km / 8,237 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~18h 42m est. flight ~18h 30m est. · 13,825 km / 8,590 mi straight line
  • Perth PER ~21h 27m est. flight ~21h 15m est. · 15,940 km / 9,905 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~14h 12m
  • Linz LNZ ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,322 km / 6,413 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,473 km / 6,508 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,479 km / 6,512 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~13h 12m
  • Brussels BRU ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,564 km / 5,943 mi straight line
  • Charleroi CRL ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,582 km / 5,954 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,638 km / 5,989 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~15h 27m
  • Sofia SOF ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,261 km / 6,998 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,397 km / 7,082 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~15h 42m est. flight ~15h 30m est. · 11,503 km / 7,148 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~5h 27m
  • Toronto YYZ ~5h 27m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,549 km / 2,205 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~5h 57m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,889 km / 2,416 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~5h 57m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,899 km / 2,423 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~6h 12m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,019 km / 2,497 mi straight line
  • Montreal YUL ~6h 12m est. flight ~6h est. · 4,021 km / 2,499 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~14h 27m
  • Rijeka RJK ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,518 km / 6,536 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,587 km / 6,579 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,732 km / 6,669 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~16h 57m
  • Limassol PFO ~16h 57m est. flight ~16h 45m est. · 12,432 km / 7,725 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~16h 57m est. flight ~16h 45m est. · 12,497 km / 7,765 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~13h 57m
  • Prague PRG ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,220 km / 6,350 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,425 km / 6,478 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,477 km / 6,510 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~13h 27m
  • Aarhus AAR ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,671 km / 6,009 mi straight line
  • Odense ODE ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,698 km / 6,026 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,819 km / 6,101 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~13h 57m
  • Tallinn TLL ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,178 km / 6,324 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,339 km / 6,424 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~13h 42m
  • Tampere TMP ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,985 km / 6,204 mi straight line
  • Turku TKU ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,990 km / 6,207 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,119 km / 6,288 mi straight line
From France · from ~13h 12m
  • Lille LIL ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,489 km / 5,896 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,518 km / 5,914 mi straight line
  • Lyon LYS ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,836 km / 6,112 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~13h 27m
  • Essen DUS ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,692 km / 6,022 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,047 km / 6,243 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,161 km / 6,314 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~15h 27m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,377 km / 7,069 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~15h 57m est. flight ~15h 45m est. · 11,615 km / 7,217 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~16h 12m est. flight ~16h est. · 11,876 km / 7,380 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~14h 27m
  • Gyor LHPR ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,586 km / 6,578 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,689 km / 6,642 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~14h 57m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 10,829 km / 6,729 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~11h 57m
  • Galway SNN ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,627 km / 5,361 mi straight line
  • Cork ORK ~11h 57m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,677 km / 5,392 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,781 km / 5,456 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~13h 57m
  • Milan MXP ~13h 57m est. flight ~13h 45m est. · 10,096 km / 6,273 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,544 km / 6,552 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,743 km / 6,675 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~14h 12m
  • Riga RIX ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,315 km / 6,409 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~14h 12m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~14h 12m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,239 km / 6,363 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,457 km / 6,498 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,540 km / 6,549 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~13h 27m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,734 km / 6,048 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~15h 12m
  • Valletta MLA ~15h 12m est. flight ~15h est. · 11,038 km / 6,859 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~13h 12m
  • Rotterdam RTM ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,515 km / 5,912 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,520 km / 5,915 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,597 km / 5,963 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~14h 42m
  • Auckland AKL ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,641 km / 6,612 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,784 km / 6,701 mi straight line
  • Christchurch CHC ~15h 12m est. flight ~15h est. · 11,031 km / 6,854 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~12h 57m
  • Stavanger SVG ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,280 km / 5,766 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,316 km / 5,789 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~13h 12m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,493 km / 5,899 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~14h 27m
  • Warsaw WAW ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,484 km / 6,514 mi straight line
  • Katowice KTW ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,486 km / 6,516 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,552 km / 6,557 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~11h 42m
  • Funchal FNC ~11h 42m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,479 km / 5,269 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,954 km / 5,564 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,989 km / 5,585 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~14h 57m
  • Timișoara TSR ~14h 57m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 10,922 km / 6,787 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~14h 57m est. flight ~14h 45m est. · 11,001 km / 6,836 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~15h 27m est. flight ~15h 15m est. · 11,302 km / 7,023 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~14h 27m
  • Bratislava BTS ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,516 km / 6,534 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,605 km / 6,590 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~14h 42m est. flight ~14h 30m est. · 10,730 km / 6,667 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~14h 27m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,453 km / 6,495 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~14h 27m est. flight ~14h 15m est. · 10,519 km / 6,536 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~18h 42m
  • Cape Town CPT ~18h 42m est. flight ~18h 30m est. · 13,833 km / 8,595 mi straight line
  • Johannesburg JNB ~19h 57m est. flight ~19h 45m est. · 14,771 km / 9,178 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~20h 12m est. flight ~20h est. · 15,039 km / 9,345 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~12h 57m
  • Madrid MAD ~12h 57m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,389 km / 5,834 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,675 km / 6,012 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,804 km / 6,092 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~13h 27m
  • Gothenburg GOT ~13h 27m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,687 km / 6,019 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,851 km / 6,121 mi straight line
  • Malmo MMX ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,863 km / 6,128 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~13h 42m
  • Geneva GVA ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,884 km / 6,142 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~13h 42m est. flight ~13h 30m est. · 9,993 km / 6,209 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~12h 12m
  • Glasgow GLA ~12h 12m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,823 km / 5,482 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 9,037 km / 5,615 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~12h 27m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 9,058 km / 5,628 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,101 km / 5,655 mi straight line
  • London LHR ~12h 42m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,220 km / 5,729 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~2h 57m
  • Houston IAH ~2h 57m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,510 km / 938 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~3h 57m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,365 km / 1,470 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~4h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,457 km / 1,527 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~4h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,479 km / 1,540 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~4h 12m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,494 km / 1,550 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~4h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 3,001 km / 1,865 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~4h 42m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 3,019 km / 1,876 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~5h 12m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,320 km / 2,063 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~5h 27m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,533 km / 2,195 mi straight line
  • New York City JFK ~5h 42m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,684 km / 2,289 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from ZIH to each destination's main airport. The drive to ZIH is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Zihuatanejo from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/mexico/guerrero/zihuatanejo, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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