Taichung vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$352
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1422
$1118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
85
42
😀 Quality of life
87
55
🏙️ Population
2.87M
7.1M

The cost of living in Taichung is 30% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5994th and 7142nd ($942 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 50th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 351st and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Yantai

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Taichung Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7194
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6745
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.94
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.8
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17517
$16486

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16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720