Melbourne vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
98
54
🏙️ Population
4.53M
7.1M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 215% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 933rd and 6575th ($2356 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 49th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 2nd and 6005th 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
$14.4
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$23682

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677