Guadalajara vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	34
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	1.46M	543K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 48% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5385th and 1962nd ($1017 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1679th 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 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 5625th and 561st 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	$9.83	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$15495

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262