Matsuyama vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$950
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$372
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
65
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
507K
12.7M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 19% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5932nd and 6776th ($950 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 571st and 29th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Matsuyama ranked 155th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1698th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Suzhou

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Matsuyama Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3767
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$4.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.92
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10162
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$895
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$897
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$896
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$902
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$907
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$925
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$901
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$871
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$932
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$896
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$866
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$898
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$887
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$840
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$943
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$916
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$827
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$918
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$842
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$961
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$971
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$903
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$971
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$885
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$972
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$884
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1032
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$913
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$918
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1003
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1011
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$974
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$860
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$932
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$862
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$979
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635