Los Angeles vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	543K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 63% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 72nd and 2005th ($3187 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1656th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 8th vs 133rd best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 528th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tucson

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	Los Angeles	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$15724

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618