Mesa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	73	38
🏙️ Population	504K	7.82M

The cost of living in Mesa is 228% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 933rd and 6735th ($2413 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 1561st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mesa	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$17921

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529