Matsuyama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$385
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
69
82
🏙️ Population
507K
1.87M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 6% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5545th and 5887th ($967 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 517th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Matsuyama ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3433rd and 364th 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
$6.66
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3659
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.93
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.7
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9623
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$903
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$909
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$906
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$911
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$909
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$919
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$909
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$907
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$915
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$906
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$887
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$912
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$899
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$889
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$885
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$881
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$884
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$885
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$954
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$941
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$954
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$911
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$951
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$895
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$923
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$882
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1000
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$872
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$860
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$956
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$952
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$912
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$907
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$954
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$850
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$879
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$909
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$896

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741