Tampa vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tampa	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2608	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5949	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1724	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$3038	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	33
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	385K	543K

The cost of living in Tampa is 35% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 719th and 2278th ($2608 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 625th and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tampa compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 32nd vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 151st vs 490th 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	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.07	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1408	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3555	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2569	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3702	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2291	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16676	$15659

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190