London vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	96	84
🏙️ Population	8.8M	543K

The cost of living in London is 94% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 20th and 2278th ($3740 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Tucson

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	London	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$15659

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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