Matsuyama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$440
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
507K
2.6M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 8% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5176th and 4715th ($1063 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 1st 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 Taipei. Matsuyama ranked 602nd best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3870th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Matsuyama Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6364
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3663
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10764
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605