Matsuyama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$412
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1856
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
70
84
🏙️ Population
507K
2.33M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 8% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5428th and 5995th ($1019 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Matsuyama ranked 550th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3963rd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Matsuyama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.2
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.86
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9695
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$951
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$958
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$955
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$961
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$961
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$958
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$913
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$984
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$952
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$904
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$952
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$934
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$877
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$986
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$972
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$859
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$957
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$883
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$1007
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$1025
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$953
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$1024
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$939
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$1020
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$954
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1097
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$975
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$989
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1050
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1060
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$1024
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$927
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1061
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$1005
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$916
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$1029
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$924

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451