Mesa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	504K	2.15M

The cost of living in Mesa is 4% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 998th and 843rd ($2417 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1816th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Paris

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	Mesa	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$15084

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488