Matsuyama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$987
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$399
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2005
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
507K
2.33M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 13% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5575th and 6171st ($987 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 587th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Matsuyama ranked 549th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3600th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Taoyuan

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Matsuyama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.5
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.62%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2116
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.9
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.77
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11046
$18619

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MatsuyamaTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$927
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$934
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$928
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$937
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$934
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$934
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$886
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$952
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$931
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$865
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$938
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$903
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$859
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$881
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$890
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$854
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$874
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$878
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$980
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$979
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$944
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$985
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$906
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$973
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$885
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1031
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$887
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$876
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1002
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1011
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$964
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$883
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1013
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$866
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$882
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$964
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$897

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443