Tucson vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tucson	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4634	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1160	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3612	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	75
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	543K	459K

The cost of living in Tucson is 13% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2005th and 1277th ($1954 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1656th and 1122nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Tucson compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 133rd vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 528th vs 186th 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	$16.9	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1056	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1646	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2540	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.92	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1080	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15724	$18476

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701