Guadalajara vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	63	84
🏙️ Population	1.39M	543K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 37% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4703rd and 2237th ($1222 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1697th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 5440th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$15759

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212