Quanzhou vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	75
😀 Quality of life	50	89
🏙️ Population	8.78M	459K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 70% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7155th and 1277th ($666 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6224th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Virginia Beach

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	Quanzhou	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.47	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$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	$193	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$18476

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014

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