Matsuyama vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Matsuyama	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2512	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$391	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	52	53
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	507K	686K

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 3% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5729th and 5951st ($991 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 630th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 146th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 1925th vs 246th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Shizuoka

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	Matsuyama	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3886	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.6	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10337	$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063