Matsuyama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$440
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
507K
1.87M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 26% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5176th and 6292nd ($1063 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 9th 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 Tainan. Matsuyama ranked 602nd best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3870th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Tainan

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Matsuyama Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6364
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3663
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.9
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10764
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719