Shaoyang vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shaoyang	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1601	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$212	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$402	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$720	$4454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	75
😀 Quality of life	43	85
🏙️ Population	6.56M	459K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 73% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7871st and 1538th ($577 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Shaoyang ranked 236th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 6810th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Shaoyang	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.08	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$269	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3499	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.15	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11076	$18553

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586

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