Beijing vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	459K

The cost of living in Beijing is 52% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5141st and 1277th ($1067 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1122nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Virginia Beach

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	Beijing	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$18476

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701