Tucson vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Tucson	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2042	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4753	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2062	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.4	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3815	$4454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	75
😀 Quality of life	80	85
🏙️ Population	543K	459K

The cost of living in Tucson is 3% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1697th and 1538th ($2042 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1492nd and 1363rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 103rd vs 67th best cities to live in the United States, and 441st vs 280th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Virginia Beach

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	Tucson	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.1	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2528	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.2	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15695	$18553

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685