Hong Kong vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	7.41M	459K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 23% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 379th and 1277th ($2753 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 205th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Virginia Beach

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	Hong Kong	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$18476

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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