Hefei vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	75
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	459K

The cost of living in Hefei is 68% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6780th and 1277th ($727 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1122nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 186th 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	$2.86	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$18476

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701