Shangqiu vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shangqiu	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$598	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$4354
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	74
😀 Quality of life	44	90
🏙️ Population	7.82M	459K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 75% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7835th and 1045th ($598 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Shangqiu ranked 298th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 7180th and 216th 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	$3.04	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.87	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.87	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17107	$16163

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517

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