Matsuyama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$385
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
507K
2.29M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5545th and 6163rd ($967 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 517th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Matsuyama ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3433rd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Matsuyama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.66
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.92
🥤 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
$346
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3659
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.93
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9623
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716