Canberra vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$1049
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	30	49
😀 Quality of life	84	51
🏙️ Population	381K	7.1M

The cost of living in Canberra is 197% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1768th and 6983rd ($2023 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 66th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 388th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Yantai

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	Canberra	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$23251

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702