Mesa vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	56
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	504K	526K

The cost of living in Mesa is 31% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1311th and 2992nd ($2293 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th and 152nd 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 304th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mesa	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$19685

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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

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729