Mesa vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	21
😀 Quality of life	73	40
🏙️ Population	504K	6.71M

The cost of living in Mesa is 168% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 933rd and 6043rd ($2413 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 13th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 1561st and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Yancheng

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	Mesa	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984