New York City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	543K

The cost of living in New York City is 127% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3rd and 1962nd ($4441 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 2nd vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 22nd vs 561st 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	$29.7	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$15495

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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