London vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$782
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	98	43
🏙️ Population	8.91M	6.71M

The cost of living in London is 258% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 38th and 5799th ($3321 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 5th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Yancheng

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	London	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$19602

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$696
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$703
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$652
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$699
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$679
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$682
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$631
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$625
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$675
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$608
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$688
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$651
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$713
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$645
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$682
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$740
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$605
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$731
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$687
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$624
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$610
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$707
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$575
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$731
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$566
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$532
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1074