Mexico City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$4634
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1160
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$589
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$3612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
33
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
9.21M
543K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 39% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4630th and 2005th ($1190 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1656th 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 133rd in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 528th 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
$10.3
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$15724

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2040
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2052
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2026
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$1986
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$786
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2324
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2313
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2338
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2291
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2414
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2372
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2416
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$778
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2430
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2588
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2369
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2518
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2446
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$1989
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2201
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2422
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2287
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$758
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2339
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2484
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2268
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$854
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1792
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1928
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2638
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1613
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2618