Shangqiu vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shangqiu	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$775	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2025	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$679	$4493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	75
😀 Quality of life	38	89
🏙️ Population	7.82M	459K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 65% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6542nd and 1277th ($775 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Shangqiu ranked 316th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 7163rd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Virginia Beach

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	Shangqiu	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.07	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.82	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3237	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2037	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.92	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.6	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18304	$18476

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542

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