Johannesburg vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$403
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
61
54
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.1M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 21% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5921st and 6575th ($908 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 5184th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$23682

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677