Tucson vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Tucson	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2042	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4753	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$2062	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.4	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3815	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	543K	690K

The cost of living in Tucson is 34% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1697th and 96th ($2042 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1492nd and 82nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Ranked 103rd vs 3rd best cities to live in the United States, and 441st vs 22nd 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	$20.7	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.1	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2528	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15695	$28279

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846