Mesa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	68	21
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	504K	6.56M

The cost of living in Mesa is 282% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1283rd and 7929th ($2298 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 142nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Shaoyang

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	Mesa	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$11939

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615