Mesa vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mesa	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2425	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5586	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$2692	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$679	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4753	$4287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	504K	1.6M

The cost of living in Mesa is 0.2% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 807th and 812th ($2425 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 730th and 735th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Mesa compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 293rd vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 1211th vs 101st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Philadelphia

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	Mesa	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1575	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2507	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2344	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2950	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.74	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1084	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10431	$15748

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766