Taipei vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1313
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3273
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$637
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1659
$1071
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
94
49
😀 Quality of life
87
56
🏙️ Population
2.6M
7.1M

The cost of living in Taipei is 88% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4455th and 7113th ($1313 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Taipei ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 388th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14287
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8078
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.99
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.4
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17567
$12503

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688