Johannesburg vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$485
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$1071
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
74
49
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.1M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 55% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5031st and 7113th ($1082 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st 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 57th in China, while ranked 5648th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$12503

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688