Maoming vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maoming	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2117	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$745	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	74
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	6.17M	459K

The cost of living in Maoming is 67% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6780th and 978th ($797 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Maoming ranked 109th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6580th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Virginia Beach

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	Maoming	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4919	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2687	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.72	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.96	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$563	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19775	$16143

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954

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