Los Angeles vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3744
😷 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 75% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 72nd and 2278th ($3378 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 8th vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 490th 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	$21.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$15659

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190