Madrid vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	33
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	3.51M	543K

The cost of living in Madrid is 9% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1723rd and 2237th ($2109 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1697th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 160th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Tucson

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	Madrid	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$15759

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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