Tucson vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tucson	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1930	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4538	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1129	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3744	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	24
😀 Quality of life	84	81
🏙️ Population	543K	693K

The cost of living in Tucson is 31% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2278th and 4152nd ($1930 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1724th and 64th 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 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Tucson ranked 164th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 490th and 683rd 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	$15.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$876	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1996	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.5	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1109	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15659	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671