Tucson vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tucson	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1957	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4600	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1171	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2026	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3578	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	34	49
😀 Quality of life	80	59
🏙️ Population	543K	1.48M

The cost of living in Tucson is 92% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1962nd and 5351st ($1957 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1679th and 14th 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 1.8 months in Tucson compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Tucson ranked 156th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 561st and 5375th 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	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2008	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2596	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1084	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15495	$5821

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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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696