Madrid vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	33
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	3.51M	543K

The cost of living in Madrid is 8% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1805th and 2278th ($2089 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1724th 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 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 490th 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	$16.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$15659

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190