Matsuyama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$412
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1856
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
507K
3.03M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 1% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5428th and 5518th ($1019 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Matsuyama ranked 550th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3963rd and 541st 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
$6.54
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.86
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9695
$19915

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650