Melbourne vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	100	84
🏙️ Population	5.35M	543K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 32% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 829th and 2237th ($2543 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1697th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 1st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tucson

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	Melbourne	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$15759

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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