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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$3964
😷 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 2237th ($3957 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1697th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Ranked 25th vs 153rd best cities to live in the United States, and 126th vs 460th 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	$24.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$15759

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212