Tucson vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Tucson	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2042	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4753	$3255
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$2062	$1269
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.4	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3815	$2194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	75
😀 Quality of life	80	84
🏙️ Population	543K	792K

The cost of living in Tucson is 42% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 1697th and 3662nd ($2042 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1492nd and 24th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 1.5 months in Valencia, Spain. Tucson ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Spain ranked 5th in Spain, while ranked 441st and 317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Valencia, Spain

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	Tucson	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$1535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.1	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	2.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2528	$2396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$1469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.2	$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15695	$9302

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1262
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1270
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1147
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1128
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1077
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1241
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1274
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1287
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1478
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1227
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1297
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1210
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1205
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1177
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1331
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1234
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1158
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1191
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$983
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1139
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2629
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1057
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1219
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$907
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1149
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1148
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1023
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1368
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426