Taipei vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$567
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
86
51
🏙️ Population
2.6M
7.1M

The cost of living in Taipei is 73% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4534th and 6983rd ($1181 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 53rd in China, while ranked 339th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$23251

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702