Johannesburg vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$522
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1080
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
73
42
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
4.8M
7.1M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 66% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4839th and 7210th ($1171 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 49th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 5190th and 6343rd 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
$11.5
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$14357

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$626
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$597
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$573
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$564
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$566
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$578
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$630
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$697