Miami vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	33
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	442K	543K

The cost of living in Miami is 64% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 118th and 2194th ($3178 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1737th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 33rd vs 202nd best cities to live in the United States, and 119th vs 634th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Tucson

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	Miami	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$15639

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245