Mesa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mesa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2425	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5586	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$2692	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$679	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4753	$3483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	86
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	504K	2.79M

The cost of living in Mesa is 6% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 807th and 571st ($2425 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 730th and 6th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Mesa compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Mesa ranked 293rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1211th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Toronto

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	Mesa	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1575	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2507	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2344	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2950	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.74	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1084	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10431	$18837

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190