Philadelphia vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	34
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.6M	543K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 33% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 664th and 1962nd ($2597 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 28th vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 561st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tucson

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	Philadelphia	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$15495

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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