Paris vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	34
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	2.15M	543K

The cost of living in Paris is 16% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1222nd and 1962nd ($2267 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 561st 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	$16	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$15495

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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