Hengyang vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$4298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	75
😀 Quality of life	43	88
🏙️ Population	6.65M	459K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 76% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7767th and 866th ($590 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6669th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Virginia Beach

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	Hengyang	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$18786

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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