Shaoyang vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shaoyang	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	21	74
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	6.56M	459K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 75% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7929th and 1097th ($601 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th and 940th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Shaoyang ranked 254th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 7123rd and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Virginia Beach

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	Shaoyang	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2920	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1847	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.25	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11939	$15986

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763