Tucson vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tucson	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1930	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4538	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1129	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3744	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	33	17
😀 Quality of life	84	44
🏙️ Population	543K	7.01M

The cost of living in Tucson is 224% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2278th and 7977th ($1930 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1724th and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Tucson ranked 164th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 490th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Zhumadian

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	Tucson	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$876	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1996	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.5	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1109	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15659	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507