Mesa vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	67	90
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	504K	1.51M

The cost of living in Mesa is 10% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 933rd and 1352nd ($2413 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1561st and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Munich

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	Mesa	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560