Perth vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	96	84
🏙️ Population	2.14M	543K

The cost of living in Perth is 27% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 978th and 2278th ($2448 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1724th 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 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 10th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Tucson

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	Perth	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$15659

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190