Sydney vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	4.84M	543K

The cost of living in Sydney is 30% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 745th and 1962nd ($2539 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th 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 1.7 months in Sydney compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 561st 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	$13.7	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$15495

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262