London vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1049
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	99	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	7.1M

The cost of living in London is 384% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 58th and 6983rd ($3296 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 66th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 4th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Yantai

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	London	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$23251

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702