Mesa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	75	44
🏙️ Population	504K	7.82M

The cost of living in Mesa is 304% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 998th and 7835th ($2417 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 1816th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Shangqiu

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	Mesa	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517