Mesa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5392
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2389
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$688
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4087
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
99
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
504K
24.9M

The cost of living in Mesa is 100% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1311th and 4880th ($2293 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 304th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Shanghai

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Mesa Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2471
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1979
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2959
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3476
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.64
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.98
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1190
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15526
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2367
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2988
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2423
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2482
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1974
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2366
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2243
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2343
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2296
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2346
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2454
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2374
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2318
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2321
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1933
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2070
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2573
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2153
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$771
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2818
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1767
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1865
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1924
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$876
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1835
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2817
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$994

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789