Ganzhou vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ganzhou	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$746	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	74
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	8.97M	459K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 66% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6702nd and 1097th ($814 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 940th 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 0.8 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ganzhou ranked 252nd best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 7120th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Virginia Beach

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	Ganzhou	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.02	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2158	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1160	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.28	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.61	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.96	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$609	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7216	$15986

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$807
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$730
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$673
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$588
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$698
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$603
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$602
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$564
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$609
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$634
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$595
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$760
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$464
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$465
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$511
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$589
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$621
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$617
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$539
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$682
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$594
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$638
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$943
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$782
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$723
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$586
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$583
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$610
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$903
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$769
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$939

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763