Mesa vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	67	95
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	504K	6.21M

The cost of living in Mesa is 157% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 998th and 6006th ($2417 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1816th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Mesa	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586