Seoul vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Seoul Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1625
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4544
$1998
🏠 One person rent
$784
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1986
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2725
$854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
94
52
🏙️ Population
9.67M
7.1M

The cost of living in Seoul is 107% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 2495th and 6249th ($1625 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Seoul compared to 1.1 months in Yantai. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Yantai ranked 47th in China, while ranked 33rd and 6108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Yantai

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Seoul Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.46
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.93
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.61
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2820
$349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1520
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10867
$4942
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11727
$3033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.1
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$46
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.58
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18966
$25329

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$929
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1030
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$954
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$914
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$933
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$925
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$998
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1068
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$966
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1151
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1075
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$932
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$962
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$966
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$925
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$949
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$961
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$924
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1021
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$985
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$939
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$924
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1016
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$936
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$953
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1466
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$917
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$862
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$932
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$919
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$926
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$907
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1021
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$855
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1046
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$867
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$921
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$950

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$667
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$662
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$675
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$669
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$735
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$663
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$665
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$672
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$671
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$671
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$685
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$676
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$707
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$674
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$675
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$665
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$722
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$675
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$678
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$680
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$671
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$679
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$675
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$674
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$675
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$673
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$672
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$663
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$667
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$681
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$685
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$706
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$669
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$662
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$663
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$603
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$670
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$762