Hefei vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$4175
😷 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 7557th and 1097th ($654 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 3551st and 304th 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	$2.98	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$15986

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677

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