Mesa vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	20
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	504K	6.44M

The cost of living in Mesa is 272% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 998th and 7433rd ($2417 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 94th 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 Shangrao. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 1816th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Shangrao

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	Mesa	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620