Tucson vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tucson	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1930	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4538	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1129	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3744	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	74
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	543K	459K

The cost of living in Tucson is 19% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2278th and 1097th ($1930 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1724th and 940th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 164th vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 490th vs 304th 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	$15.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$876	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1996	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1109	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15659	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763