Guadalajara vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guadalajara	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2624	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$463	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$81	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	33
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	1.46M	543K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 49% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5084th and 1697th ($1035 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1492nd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 5724th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Tucson

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	Guadalajara	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.6	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.24%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2720	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$15695

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1217
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$873
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$672
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$812
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$681
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$881
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$912
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$774
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$830
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$741
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$763
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1094
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$812
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$630
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$774
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$765
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$682
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$784
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$996
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$915
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$793
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$781
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1185

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066