Foshan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	9.5M	459K

The cost of living in Foshan is 75% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7543rd and 866th ($611 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 797th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$18786

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777