Mesa vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$1049
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	67	49
😀 Quality of life	73	51
🏙️ Population	504K	7.1M

The cost of living in Mesa is 254% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 933rd and 6983rd ($2413 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 1561st and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Yantai

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	Mesa	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702