Taipei vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$537
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
87
54
🏙️ Population
2.6M
7.1M

The cost of living in Taipei is 56% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4516th and 6575th ($1169 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 209th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Yantai

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Taipei Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$23682

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

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