Guadalajara vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	33
😀 Quality of life	63	82
🏙️ Population	1.46M	543K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 42% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4902nd and 2194th ($1120 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1737th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 5577th and 634th 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	$10.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$15639

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245