Singapore City vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$340
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$491
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$1080
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	89	42
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	5.87M	7.1M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 342% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 154th and 7210th ($3119 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 63rd in China, while ranked 5th and 6343rd 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	$9.23	$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$14357

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

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