Melbourne vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1080
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
100
55
🏙️ Population
5.35M
7.1M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 254% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 893rd and 7210th ($2496 vs $705) 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 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 1st and 6343rd 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
$15.4
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$14357

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$626
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$597
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$573
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$564
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$566
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$578
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$630
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$697