Shanghai vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$602
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
79
52
🏙️ Population
24.9M
7.1M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 54% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4780th and 6718th ($1136 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 59th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.6 months in Yantai. Ranked 4th vs 49th best cities to live in China, and 571st vs 6113th 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
$3.99
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$24056

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742