Matsuyama vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$412
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1856
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
507K
12.7M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 32% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5428th and 6778th ($1019 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Matsuyama ranked 550th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 3963rd and 3523rd 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
$6.54
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.2
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.86
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9695
$15339

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610