Taichung vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$366
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
84
49
😀 Quality of life
83
54
🏙️ Population
3.03M
7.1M

The cost of living in Taichung is 33% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5356th and 6575th ($995 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 49th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 343rd and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$23682

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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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