Tucson vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tucson	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1933	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1848	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.3	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	33	47
😀 Quality of life	84	64
🏙️ Population	543K	1.26M

The cost of living in Tucson is 43% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2237th and 4430th ($1933 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1697th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Tucson compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Tucson ranked 153rd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 460th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Zapopan

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	Tucson	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.23	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1195	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2025	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1502	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15759	$6434

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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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994