West University, Tucson, AZ Cost Of Living

West University cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	West University	Tucson	Arizona
Cost of living index	103	92	98
Index	West University	Tucson	Arizona
Goods & Services index	101	101	98
Groceries index	103	103	101
Health care index	101	101	97
Housing index	112	75	97
Transportation index	97	97	100
Utilities index	90	90	99

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The cost of living in West University is 5% higher than the Tucson average.
The cost of living in West University is 3% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in West University is 12% higher than the national average.
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average.
Arizona state income tax is 16% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$20,605	$1,717	$481	$618

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.59%	4.54%

Goods & Services

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.18	$16.09	0.6%
Beauty Salon	$47.43	$37.33	27.0%
Toothpaste	$2.28	$2.45	6.7%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.00	5.7%
Movie	$8.93	$10.28	13.2%
Bowling	$4.08	$4.93	17.3%

Groceries

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.24	$3.80	11.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.40	15.3%
Milk	$1.55	$2.01	23.0%
Potatoes	$2.78	$3.01	7.7%
Pizza	$11.53	$9.89	16.6%
Beer	$9.02	$8.90	1.3%

Health Care

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.38	$102.16	2.2%
Doctor	$110.67	$108.36	2.1%
Dentist	$92.14	$92.53	0.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.71	$9.28	4.6%
Lipitor	$428.34	$425.82	0.6%

Housing

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$132,200.00	$184,700.00	28.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$948.57	$1,202.44	21.1%
Apartment Rent	$772.00	$949.00	18.7%

Transportation

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$2.24	6.6%
Tire Balancing	$47.97	$46.29	3.6%

Utilities

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.29	$165.96	2.2%
Phone	$23.48	$28.68	18.1%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Summerhaven, AZ	167	99	-1%
Rillito, AZ	53	99	-1%
Summit, AZ	5,240	83	-17%
South Tucson, AZ	5,627	83	-17%
Flowing Wells, AZ	15,601	84	-16%
Tucson, AZ	527,586	92	-8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fresno, CA	513,807	105	5%
Albuquerque, NM	556,859	95	-5%
Sacramento, CA	484,530	116	16%
Kansas City, MO	471,767	90	-10%
Mesa, AZ	470,456	94	-6%
Tucson, AZ	527,586	92	-8%

Source: The West University, Tucson, AZ cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

West University, Tucson, AZ Cost of Living