Sydney vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	100	82
🏙️ Population	5.45M	543K

The cost of living in Sydney is 36% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 649th and 2194th ($2640 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1737th 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 202nd in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 634th 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	$13.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$15639

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245