Matsuyama vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$440
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
507K
3.03M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 14% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5176th and 6052nd ($1063 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Matsuyama ranked 602nd best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3870th and 496th 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
$7.06
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6364
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3663
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.9
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10764
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$993
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$997
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$996
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$999
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$999
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$1018
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$997
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$981
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$1021
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$995
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$970
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$998
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$978
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$944
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$1040
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$988
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$936
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$1017
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$1003
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$1086
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$1002
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$1085
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$975
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$1037
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$960
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1163
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$968
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$952
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1106
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1102
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$1017
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$987
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1105
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$942
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$954
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$1010
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$974

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716