Matsuyama vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Matsuyama	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$412	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1856	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	52	86
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	507K	1.39M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5428th and 43rd ($1019 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 33rd 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 1.8 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Matsuyama ranked 550th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Matsuyama	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3574	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.86	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9695	$28967

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Cities near Matsuyama

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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782