Tampa vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tampa	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2560	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6044	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1641	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4880	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	34
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	385K	543K

The cost of living in Tampa is 31% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 718th and 1962nd ($2560 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tampa compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 41st vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 174th vs 561st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tampa vs Tucson

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	Tampa	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.2	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1745	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3421	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1387	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14045	$15495

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265

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