Johannesburg vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$441	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1049
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	57	51
🏙️ Population	4.43M	7.1M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 46% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5539th and 6983rd ($993 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 66th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 5667th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Yantai

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	Johannesburg	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$23251

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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