London vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$3815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	98	80
🏙️ Population	8.91M	543K

The cost of living in London is 63% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 38th and 1697th ($3321 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd 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 1.2 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 5th and 441st 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	$19.7	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$15695

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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