Arlington vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	34
😀 Quality of life	73	80
🏙️ Population	394K	543K

The cost of living in Arlington is 4% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2153rd and 1962nd ($1883 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 396th vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 1499th vs 561st 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	$15	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$15495

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262