Los Angeles vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	34
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	543K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 63% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 80th and 1962nd ($3196 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 7th vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 58th vs 561st 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	$21.7	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$15495

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262