Paris vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	2.15M	543K

The cost of living in Paris is 9% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1216th and 1697th ($2231 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1492nd in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Tucson

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	Paris	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$15695

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066