Mesa vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5513
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1519
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$660
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.3
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4167
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
504K
9.21M

The cost of living in Mesa is 82% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 998th and 4418th ($2417 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1816th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mesa Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.91
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1553
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1210
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2487
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.29
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.95
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.2
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1207
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15463
$11015

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Cities near Mesa

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2349
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$3031
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2340
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2491
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1977
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2344
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2320
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2523
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2481
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2322
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2353
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2466
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2403
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2365
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2084
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2348
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2341
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1940
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2046
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2598
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2095
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$727
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2757
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2021
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1760
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1883
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1911
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$965
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$881
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$813
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1855
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2751
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$945

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030