Sydney vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	98	84
🏙️ Population	5.45M	543K

The cost of living in Sydney is 47% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 348th and 2278th ($2844 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th 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 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tucson

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	Sydney	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$15659

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

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