Matsuyama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$950
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$372
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
507K
2.87M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 0.9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5932nd and 5994th ($950 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 571st and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Matsuyama ranked 155th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1698th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Taichung

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Matsuyama Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3767
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.92
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10162
$17517

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684