Mesa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	67	93
😀 Quality of life	73	83
🏙️ Population	504K	2.33M

The cost of living in Mesa is 176% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 933rd and 6171st ($2413 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1561st and 418th 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	$20.1	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.49
☕ 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	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$18619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443