Tucson vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tucson	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1957	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4600	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1171	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$2026	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3578	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	78
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	543K	662K

The cost of living in Tucson is 21% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1962nd and 819th ($1957 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1679th and 3rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Tucson compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Tucson ranked 156th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 561st and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Vancouver

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	Tucson	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2008	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2596	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1084	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15495	$17240

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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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759