Shanghai vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$600
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$1080
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
99
42
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
24.9M
7.1M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 60% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4971st and 7210th ($1126 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 49th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Ranked 4th vs 63rd best cities to live in China, and 1655th vs 6343rd 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
$5.01
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$14357

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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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