Tucson vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tucson	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1940	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4568	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$1141	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$1951	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3621	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	78
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	543K	662K

The cost of living in Tucson is 21% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2194th and 931st ($1940 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1737th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Tucson ranked 202nd best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 634th and 87th 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	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1121	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1584	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2738	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.9	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.7	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1112	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15639	$19787

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812