Mesa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2413
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5513
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1527
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4154
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
84
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
504K
3.03M

The cost of living in Mesa is 170% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 933rd and 6071st ($2413 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1561st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mesa Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.74
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1564
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1217
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2503
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2321
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2947
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3478
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.18
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.48
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.79
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.14
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1121
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12523
$18658

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671