Mesa vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$339
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	68	58
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	504K	10.6M

The cost of living in Mesa is 341% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1311th and 8567th ($2293 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th and 492nd 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 304th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Shijiazhuang

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	Mesa	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$5149

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740