Los Angeles vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3621
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	3.9M	543K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 73% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 65th and 2194th ($3361 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1737th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 14th vs 202nd best cities to live in the United States, and 74th vs 634th 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	$22.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$15639

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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