Mesa vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	56
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	504K	526K

The cost of living in Mesa is 29% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1283rd and 2945th ($2298 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th and 156th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 142nd and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Nuremberg

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	Mesa	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$17866

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767