Matsuyama vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$385
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$1496
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
69
88
🏙️ Population
507K
4.36M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 4% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5545th and 5229th ($967 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 517th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Matsuyama ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3433rd and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs New Taipei

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Matsuyama New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.66
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3659
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.93
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9623
$11035

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589