2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Sahuarita, AZ vs Mesa, AZ

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Is it cheaper to live in Mesa or is it cheaper to live in Sahuarita?
- Mesa is 16.5% more expensive than Sahuarita.

Which city has more affordable housing, Mesa or Sahuarita?
- Mesa housing costs are 23.8% more expensive than Sahuarita housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Sahuarita or is Health Care more affordable in Mesa.
- Health related expenses are 8.3% more in Mesa.
 Sahuarita, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Overall  Unlock113.0100
 Food & Groceries96.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock92.5100
 Housing98.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$425,900$338,100
 Utilities103  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock114.0100
 Miscellaneous98.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Sahuarita    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This town is beautiful and charming and we have called it home for 6 years. With the backdrop of the Santa Rita mountains, plenty of hiking, picnicking and camping in  More

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In comparison to CA, everything is far less expensive. Homes are available at reasonable prices, gas is $0.50 to $0.70 less per gallon than CA, even groceries run about  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rancho Sahuarita is beautiful and great but not a very good place for young adults without children. This is a very family oriented community. Neighbors are not very  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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