Quanzhou vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quanzhou	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$306	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$771	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	74
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	8.78M	459K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 74% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7630th and 978th ($648 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Quanzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 3354th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Quanzhou	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.23	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.22	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9745	$16143

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 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