Los Angeles vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	93	84
🏙️ Population	3.9M	543K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 77% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 62nd and 2237th ($3420 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1697th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Ranked 8th vs 153rd best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 460th 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	$22.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$15759

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212