Mesa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	75	45
🏙️ Population	504K	6.56M

The cost of living in Mesa is 301% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 998th and 7790th ($2417 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1816th and 7090th 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	$20	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599