Arlington vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	33
😀 Quality of life	78	84
🏙️ Population	394K	543K

The cost of living in Arlington is 1% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2397th and 2278th ($1907 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 264th vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 894th vs 490th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Tucson

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	Arlington	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$15659

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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