Sydney vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	99	80
🏙️ Population	4.84M	543K

The cost of living in Sydney is 43% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 312th and 2005th ($2801 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1656th 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 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 4th and 528th 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	$15.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$15724

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618