Perth vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	33
😀 Quality of life	98	80
🏙️ Population	2.14M	543K

The cost of living in Perth is 20% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1024th and 2005th ($2345 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1656th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 7th and 528th 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	$15.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$15724

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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