Shenzhen vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$478
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
80
51
🏙️ Population
17.7M
7.1M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 34% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5950th and 6983rd ($916 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 66th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Ranked 3rd vs 53rd best cities to live in China, and 545th vs 6160th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Yantai

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Shenzhen Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$23251

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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702