Austin vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	962K	543K

The cost of living in Austin is 27% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 812th and 2005th ($2473 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 1656th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 20th vs 133rd best cities to live in the United States, and 116th vs 528th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Tucson

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	Austin	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$15724

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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