Quanzhou vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quanzhou	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1442	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	70	90
🏙️ Population	8.78M	459K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 74% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7641st and 1045th ($621 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 916th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 4086th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Quanzhou	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1854	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.13	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9321	$16163

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710