Mesa vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	68	81
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	504K	1.43M

The cost of living in Mesa is 11% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1311th and 1833rd ($2293 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th and 1452nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 93rd vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 304th vs 156th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs San Antonio

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	Mesa	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$19123

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093