Ciudad Juarez vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ciudad Juarez	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$948	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2060	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$453	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$784	$4154
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	30	67
😀 Quality of life	38	73
🏙️ Population	1.32M	504K

The cost of living in Ciudad Juarez is 61% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 5793rd and 933rd ($948 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 854th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ciudad Juarez compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Ciudad Juarez ranked 48th best city to live in Mexico vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 7135th and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ciudad Juarez vs Mesa

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	Ciudad Juarez	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.5	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.1	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.28%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.56	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2450	$12523

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Cities near Ciudad Juarez

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	El Paso	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Socorro	$1875
70 km or 43 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
138 km or 86 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
200 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
225 km or 140 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
259 km or 161 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
333 km or 207 mi	Hobbs	$1856
347 km or 216 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
373 km or 232 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
376 km or 233 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
389 km or 242 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
406 km or 252 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 263 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Clovis	$1618
430 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
432 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
439 km or 273 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
443 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
469 km or 292 mi	Gallup	$2262
476 km or 296 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
482 km or 300 mi	Florence	$2319
509 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
510 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
512 km or 318 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Plainview	$1896
524 km or 326 mi	Taos	$2396
528 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
531 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
533 km or 331 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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