Mesa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2298
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5364
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2408
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$677
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$86
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3995
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
504K
17.5M

The cost of living in Mesa is 145% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1283rd and 6106th ($2298 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 142nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Shenzhen

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Mesa Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1421
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1978
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2933
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3509
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1191
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15548
$22916

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$2381
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638