Shanghai vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$636
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$1118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
99
42
😀 Quality of life
76
55
🏙️ Population
24.9M
7.1M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 59% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4880th and 7142nd ($1147 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 50th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Ranked 5th vs 66th best cities to live in China, and 1178th vs 6342nd 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
$4.42
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$16486

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720