Tucson vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tucson	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1930	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4538	$1473
🏠 One person rent	$1129	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$327
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3744	$664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	68
😀 Quality of life	84	68
🏙️ Population	543K	12.6M

The cost of living in Tucson is 278% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2278th and 8643rd ($1930 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1724th and 498th 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 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Tucson ranked 164th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 490th and 4641st 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	$15.8	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$876	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1996	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1109	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15659	$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$516
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$516
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$518
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$509
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$483
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$520
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$507
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$506
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$514
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$498
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$506
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$523
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$518
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$569
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$534
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$525
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$531
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$543
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$598
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$492
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$583
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$602
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$596
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$545
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$578
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$540
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$556