London vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	99	82
🏙️ Population	8.8M	543K

The cost of living in London is 98% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 8th and 2194th ($3851 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1737th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 5th and 634th 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	$22.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$15639

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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