Mesa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	86
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	504K	2.79M

The cost of living in Mesa is 8% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1283rd and 897th ($2298 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 142nd and 29th 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	$19.9	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$20314

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029