Tucson vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tucson	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1930	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4538	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$1129	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3744	$3629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	78
😀 Quality of life	84	93
🏙️ Population	543K	662K

The cost of living in Tucson is 24% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2278th and 822nd ($1930 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1724th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Tucson ranked 164th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 490th and 53rd 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	$15.8	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$876	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1996	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.5	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1109	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15659	$21986

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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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915