Tucson vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tucson	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4634	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1160	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3612	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	543K	690K

The cost of living in Tucson is 38% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2005th and 93rd ($1954 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1656th and 74th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Tucson compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ranked 133rd vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 528th vs 41st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Washington

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	Tucson	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1056	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1646	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2540	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.8	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.92	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1080	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15724	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948