Shenzhen vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$495
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
79
52
🏙️ Population
17.7M
7.1M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 30% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5948th and 6718th ($958 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 59th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.6 months in Yantai. Ranked 3rd vs 49th best cities to live in China, and 556th vs 6113th 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
$3.6
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$24056

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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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