Male vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$818
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$1856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
52
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
133K
507K

The cost of living in Male is 30% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 4439th and 5428th ($1320 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 349th in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.8 months in Matsuyama. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Matsuyama ranked 550th in Japan, while ranked 5057th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$3574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$9.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$9695

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$279
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$253
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$270
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$300
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$382
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$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
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$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$951
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$958
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$955
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$961
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$961
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$958
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$913
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$984
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$952
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$904
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$952
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$934
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$877
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$986
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$972
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$859
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$957
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$883
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$1007
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$1025
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$953
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$1024
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$939
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$1020
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$954
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1097
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$975
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$989
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1050
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1060
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$1024
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$927
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1061
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$1005
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$916
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$1029
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$924