Matsuyama vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Matsuyama	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$412	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1856	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	83
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	507K	633K

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 54% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5428th and 1455th ($1019 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 3rd in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Matsuyama ranked 550th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 3963rd and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Stuttgart

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	Matsuyama	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3574	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.86	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9695	$17949

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763