Mesa vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mesa	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$1501	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$669	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4509	$1661
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	95
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	504K	4.04M

The cost of living in Mesa is 128% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 891st and 5212th ($2416 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 2nd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Mesa compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Mesa ranked 362nd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1361st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs New Taipei

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	Mesa	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2498	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2902	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.58	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.9	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1120	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10345	$13786

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2414
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2369
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1989
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2201
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2518
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2446
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2287
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2339
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2422
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2052
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2484
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1954
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$1986
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$786
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2638
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1792
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1886
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1928
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$758
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1842
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2643
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$955

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605