Mesa vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2416
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1501
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$669
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4509
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
504K
9.21M

The cost of living in Mesa is 103% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 891st and 4630th ($2416 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 6th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Mesa compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Mesa ranked 362nd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1361st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mesa Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2498
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2902
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2944
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.91
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.58
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.9
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1120
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10345
$8550

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Cities near Mesa

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2414
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2369
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1989
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2201
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2291
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2518
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2446
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2287
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2339
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2324
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2313
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2422
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2052
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2040
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2484
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1954
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2026
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2268
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$1986
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$786
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2638
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1792
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1886
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1928
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$758
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$778
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1842
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2643
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$955

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709