Shenzhen vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$507
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$1080
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
95
42
😀 Quality of life
77
55
🏙️ Population
17.5M
7.1M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 33% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6106th and 7210th ($939 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 49th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Ranked 3rd vs 63rd best cities to live in China, and 1113th vs 6343rd 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
$3.57
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$14357

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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

Cities near Yantai

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