Matsuyama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$412
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1856
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
507K
6.56M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 69% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5428th and 7790th ($1019 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 167th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Matsuyama ranked 550th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 3963rd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Shaoyang

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Matsuyama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.86
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9695
$10279

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599