Shangqiu vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shangqiu	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1910	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$624	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4454
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	75
😀 Quality of life	41	85
🏙️ Population	7.82M	459K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 65% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6604th and 1538th ($743 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1363rd 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 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Shangqiu ranked 319th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 7053rd and 280th 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	$4.73	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.5	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.16	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14498	$18553

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685