New York City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$3612
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	543K

The cost of living in New York City is 107% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5th and 2005th ($4051 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1656th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 2nd vs 133rd best cities to live in the United States, and 13th vs 528th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tucson

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	New York City	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$15724

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618