Mesa vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	93
😀 Quality of life	73	98
🏙️ Population	504K	2.14M

The cost of living in Mesa is 16% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 933rd and 1654th ($2413 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 7th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1561st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Perth

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	Mesa	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645