Raleigh vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Raleigh	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2757	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6734	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1795	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$3490	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4345	$3815
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	33
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	468K	543K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 35% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 304th and 1697th ($2757 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 1492nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 58th vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 235th vs 441st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Tucson

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	Raleigh	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1793	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3656	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9360	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4247	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.24	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22084	$15695

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857

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