Hefei vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	75
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	9.37M	459K

The cost of living in Hefei is 74% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7405th and 866th ($625 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Virginia Beach

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	Hefei	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$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	$3736	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$18786

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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