Sydney vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$1883
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$372
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$1122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	99	49
😀 Quality of life	98	54
🏙️ Population	4.84M	7.1M

The cost of living in Sydney is 266% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 318th and 6575th ($2741 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 3rd and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Yantai

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	Sydney	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$23682

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$679
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$669
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$649
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$708
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$630
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$625
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$633
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$600
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$653
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$623
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$591
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$530
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$507
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$548
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$581
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$542
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$555
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$544
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$575
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$506
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$525
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$538
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$637
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$531
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$572
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$585
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$667
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$572
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$585
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$608
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$643
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$677