Tucson vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tucson	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1933	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$1848	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.3	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$3446
😷 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 23% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2237th and 890th ($1933 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1697th and 1st 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 2.1 months in Tucson compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Tucson ranked 153rd best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 460th and 62nd 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	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.23	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1195	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2025	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1502	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15759	$21273

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884