Guangzhou vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
75
😀 Quality of life
75
85
🏙️ Population
18.7M
459K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6607th and 1538th ($742 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1363rd 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 955th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$18553

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3110
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685