Matsuyama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$987
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$399
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2005
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
67
81
🏙️ Population
507K
3.03M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5575th and 6071st ($987 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 587th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Matsuyama ranked 549th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3600th and 521st 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
$6.64
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.62%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2116
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.9
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.77
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11046
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$927
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$934
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$928
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$937
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$934
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$934
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$886
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$952
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$931
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$865
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$938
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$903
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$859
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$881
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$890
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$854
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$874
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$878
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$980
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$979
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$944
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$985
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$906
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$973
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$885
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1031
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$887
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$876
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1002
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1011
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$964
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$883
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1013
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$866
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$882
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$964
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$897

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671