Johannesburg vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$487
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
58
52
🏙️ Population
4.43M
7.1M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 46% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5069th and 6718th ($1079 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 5446th and 6113th 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
$9.91
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$24056

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742