Sydney vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sydney	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6812	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1756	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$3107	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$335	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4188	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	100	84
🏙️ Population	5.45M	543K

The cost of living in Sydney is 47% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 370th and 2237th ($2844 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 460th 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	$15.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3992	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12962	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7403	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.08	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.3	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2275	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25164	$15759

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863

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