Hefei vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	84	74
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	9.37M	459K

The cost of living in Hefei is 73% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7494th and 978th ($670 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 841st 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 Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 3146th and 286th 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	$2.65	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$16143

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769