Matsuyama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$385
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
507K
6.56M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5545th and 7871st ($967 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 517th and 396th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Matsuyama ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 3433rd and 6810th 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
$6.66
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3659
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.93
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.7
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9623
$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586