Matsuyama vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$950
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$372
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
507K
1.85M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 1% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5932nd and 6014th ($950 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 571st and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Matsuyama ranked 155th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1698th and 2806th 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
$6.21
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.6
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3767
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.92
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10162
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$895
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$897
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$896
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$902
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$907
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$925
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$901
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$871
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$932
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$896
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$866
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$898
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$887
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$840
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$943
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$916
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$827
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$918
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$842
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$961
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$971
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$903
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$971
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$885
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$972
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$884
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1032
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$913
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$918
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1003
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1011
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$974
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$860
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$932
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$862
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$979
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$881

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686