Mesa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	504K	2.15M

The cost of living in Mesa is 6% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 933rd and 1222nd ($2413 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th 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 1.4 months in Paris. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1561st and 25th 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	$20.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$16193

Cost of living in other countries

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293