Tucson vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tucson	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1940	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4568	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$1141	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1951	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3621	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	33	19
😀 Quality of life	82	44
🏙️ Population	543K	7.01M

The cost of living in Tucson is 235% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2194th and 7987th ($1940 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1737th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Tucson ranked 202nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 634th and 7223rd 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	$16.3	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1121	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1584	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2738	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.7	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1112	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15639	$7830

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506