Tucson vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tucson	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1930	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4538	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1129	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3744	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	33	47
😀 Quality of life	84	63
🏙️ Population	543K	1.26M

The cost of living in Tucson is 51% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 2278th and 4609th ($1930 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1724th and 11th 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 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Tucson ranked 164th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 490th and 5628th 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	$15.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$876	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1996	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.5	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1109	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15659	$6389

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986