Mexico City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	33
😀 Quality of life	73	84
🏙️ Population	9.21M	543K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 24% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4074th and 2237th ($1475 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1697th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 2482nd and 460th 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	$11.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$15759

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

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