Melbourne vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$1049
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
100
51
🏙️ Population
5.03M
7.1M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 222% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1365th and 6983rd ($2194 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 66th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 1st and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Yantai

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Melbourne Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$23251

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

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