Mexico City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	34
😀 Quality of life	67	80
🏙️ Population	9.21M	543K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 41% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4604th and 1962nd ($1160 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 Mexico City compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 3470th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tucson

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	Mexico City	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$15495

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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