Tucson vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Tucson	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2042	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4753	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$2062	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.4	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3815	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	81
😀 Quality of life	80	97
🏙️ Population	543K	443K

The cost of living in Tucson is 40% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1697th and 31st ($2042 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1492nd and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Tucson ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 441st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Zurich

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	Tucson	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.1	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2528	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.2	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15695	$29266

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846