Tucson vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tucson	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1930	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4538	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1129	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3744	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	33	98
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	543K	2.03M

The cost of living in Tucson is 13% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2278th and 1464th ($1930 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1724th and 1st in the United States and Austria, respectively. Check the United States vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Tucson ranked 164th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 490th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Vienna

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	Tucson	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$876	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1996	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.5	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1109	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15659	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989