Mesa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	49
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	504K	8.78M

The cost of living in Mesa is 263% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1283rd and 7679th ($2298 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th and 137th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 142nd and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Quanzhou

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	Mesa	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943