Mesa vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	504K	4.05M

The cost of living in Mesa is 107% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1283rd and 5023rd ($2298 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 142nd and 252nd 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	$19.9	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602