Washington vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Washington	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3306	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7823	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$2128	$340
🏘️ Family rent	$3806	$491
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6170	$1080
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	690K	7.1M

The cost of living in Washington is 369% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 92nd and 7210th ($3306 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 49th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Washington compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Washington ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 52nd and 6343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Washington vs Yantai

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	Washington	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.13	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2369	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1820	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4324	$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3337	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7337	$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.36	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$198	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.6	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24788	$14357

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$626
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$597
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$596
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$595
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$491
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$590
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$598
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$578
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$551
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$559
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$545
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$649
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$718
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$457
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$515
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$510
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$523
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$573
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$660
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$563
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$549
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$748
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$554
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$566
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$626
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$532
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$566
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$584
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$578
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$630
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$553
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$632
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$697