San Jose, United States vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	33
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.01M	543K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 105% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 8th and 2278th ($3962 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 31st vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 148th vs 490th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tucson

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	San Jose	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$15659

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

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