Tucson vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tucson	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1940	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4568	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1141	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1951	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3621	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	26
😀 Quality of life	82	77
🏙️ Population	543K	687K

The cost of living in Tucson is 33% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2194th and 4103rd ($1940 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1737th and 61st in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Tucson ranked 202nd best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 634th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Zaragoza

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	Tucson	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1121	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1584	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2738	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.3	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.7	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1112	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15639	$8269

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581