Beijing vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$5586
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$2692
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$4753
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	78	74
🏙️ Population	21.9M	504K

The cost of living in Beijing is 56% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4887th and 807th ($1065 vs $2425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 730th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Mesa. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Mesa ranked 293rd in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 1211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Mesa

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	Beijing	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$2950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$10431

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

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