Mesa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	53
😀 Quality of life	75	70
🏙️ Population	504K	8.78M

The cost of living in Mesa is 289% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 998th and 7641st ($2417 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 1816th and 4086th 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	$20	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$9321

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941