Singapore City vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1685
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$1071
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	89	49
😀 Quality of life	98	56
🏙️ Population	5.87M	7.1M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 359% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 109th and 7113th ($3201 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Yantai

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	Singapore City	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.79	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$12503

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$620
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$592
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$592
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$590
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$485
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$586
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$592
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$573
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$541
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$565
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$549
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$626
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$678
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$468
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$448
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$542
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$576
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$654
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$563
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$558
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$741
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$548
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$562
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$614
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$537
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$561
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$563
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$641
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$580
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$565
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$619
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$537
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$616
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$688