Kaohsiung vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$339
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1951
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
52
😀 Quality of life
84
69
🏙️ Population
2.73M
507K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 4% less expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 5786th and 5545th ($932 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 517th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2 months in Matsuyama. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Matsuyama ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 320th and 3433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Matsuyama

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Kaohsiung Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$9.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$54.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$9623

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$903
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$909
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$906
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$911
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$909
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$919
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$909
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$907
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$915
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$906
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$887
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$912
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$899
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$889
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$885
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$881
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$884
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$885
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$954
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$941
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$954
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$911
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$951
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$895
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$923
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$882
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1000
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$872
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$860
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$956
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$952
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$912
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$907
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$954
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$850
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$879
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$909
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$896