Mesa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	24
😀 Quality of life	73	39
🏙️ Population	504K	6.56M

The cost of living in Mesa is 308% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 933rd and 7740th ($2413 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1561st and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mesa	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600