Mesa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5513
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1519
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$660
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4167
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
504K
3.03M

The cost of living in Mesa is 140% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 998th and 5518th ($2417 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 4th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1816th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mesa Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.91
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1553
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1210
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2487
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.29
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.95
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.2
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1207
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15463
$19915

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650