Mesa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2298
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5364
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2408
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$677
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$86
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3995
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
504K
2.35M

The cost of living in Mesa is 144% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1283rd and 6085th ($2298 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 142nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mesa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1421
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1978
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2933
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3509
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1191
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15548
$17081

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$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2396
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$3022
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2357
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2490
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1961
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2345
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2227
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2359
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2338
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2312
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2353
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2444
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2366
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2324
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2050
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2316
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1930
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2059
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2589
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2110
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$776
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2798
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1764
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1842
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1919
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$890
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1838
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2777
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$1004

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464