Melbourne vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	5.03M	543K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 12% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1365th and 1962nd ($2194 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 561st 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	$14.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$15495

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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