Singapore City vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$1049
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	89	49
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	5.87M	7.1M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 349% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 129th and 6983rd ($3059 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 11th and 6160th 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	$9.85	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$23251

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

Cities near Yantai

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