Tucson vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tucson	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1957	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4600	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1171	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$2026	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3578	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	78
😀 Quality of life	80	66
🏙️ Population	543K	12.6M

The cost of living in Tucson is 282% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1962nd and 8544th ($1957 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1679th and 499th 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 1.8 months in Tucson compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Tucson ranked 156th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 561st and 3982nd 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	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2008	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2596	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1084	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15495	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591