Brasilia vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4154
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	28	67
😀 Quality of life	56	73
🏙️ Population	2.82M	504K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 68% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6598th and 933rd ($765 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 854th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Mesa

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	Brasilia	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$12523

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913