Las Vegas vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Las Vegas	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2294	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5220	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$1391	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$2312	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	68
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	642K	504K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 0% more expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1309th and 1311th ($2294 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd and 1104th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.8 months in Mesa. Ranked 126th vs 93rd best cities to live in the United States, and 398th vs 304th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Mesa

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	Las Vegas	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.07	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1954	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4959	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2809	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1285	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12075	$15526

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2291
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2320
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2352
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2266
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2562
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1586
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1865
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2144
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2173
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2750
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1964
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2606
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1916
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2016
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2554
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2615
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2143
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2519
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2621
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2526
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2818
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2538
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2599
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2806
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2616
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2533
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2728
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2511
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2660
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2246
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2835
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2569
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2321
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2743
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3110
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2683
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2748

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994