Mesa vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	83
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	504K	633K

The cost of living in Mesa is 23% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 933rd and 1961st ($2413 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 5th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 1561st and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mesa	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$15338

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581