Melbourne vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$3744
😷 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 29% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 893rd and 2278th ($2496 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1724th 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 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 490th 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	$15.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$15659

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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