New York City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$3815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	543K

The cost of living in New York City is 98% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6th and 1697th ($4044 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1492nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 1st vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 8th vs 441st 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	$24.2	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$15695

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066