Shanghai vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$635
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
78
54
🏙️ Population
24.9M
7.1M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 59% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4461st and 6575th ($1190 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 49th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Ranked 4th vs 40th best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 6005th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Yantai

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Shanghai Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$23682

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

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