Tucson vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tucson	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1933	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$1512
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$1848	$335
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.3	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	68
😀 Quality of life	84	70
🏙️ Population	543K	12.6M

The cost of living in Tucson is 270% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2237th and 8548th ($1933 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1697th and 485th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Tucson compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Tucson ranked 153rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 460th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Zhengzhou

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	Tucson	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.23	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1195	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2025	$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1502	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15759	$21955

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$520
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$520
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$514
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$504
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$457
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$484
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$516
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$513
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$524
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$487
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$513
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$529
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$525
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$555
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$538
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$540
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$533
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$610
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$507
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$521
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$589
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$637
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$612
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$599
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$556
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$575
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$567