Mesa vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mesa	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2425	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5586	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$2692	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$679	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4753	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	92
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	504K	2.87M

The cost of living in Mesa is 43% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 807th and 2685th ($2425 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 730th and 4th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Mesa compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Mesa ranked 293rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1211th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Rome

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	Mesa	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1575	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2507	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2344	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.1	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2950	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.74	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1084	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10431	$9800

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229