Matsuyama vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Matsuyama	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2512	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$391	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	52	86
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	507K	1.39M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 72% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5729th and 50th ($991 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 38th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Matsuyama ranked 146th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 1925th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs San Diego

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	Matsuyama	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3886	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.3	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10337	$26517

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Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$934
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$939
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$937
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$942
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$941
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$953
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$940
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$902
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$964
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$934
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$902
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$938
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$920
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$868
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$981
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$970
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$854
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$913
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$956
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$877
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$983
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$997
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$941
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$997
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$919
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$1000
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$932
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1065
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$974
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$984
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1028
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1039
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$913
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1039
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$1001
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$898
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$913

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804