Mesa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5392
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2389
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$688
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4087
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
504K
2.36M

The cost of living in Mesa is 132% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1311th and 5651st ($2293 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 304th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Taoyuan

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Mesa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2471
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1979
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2959
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3476
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.64
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.98
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1190
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15526
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473