Shenzhen vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shenzhen	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2526	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$552	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$975	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$938	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	17.5M	459K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 59% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5618th and 978th ($995 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 841st 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 Shenzhen compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Shenzhen ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 1163rd and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Virginia Beach

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	Shenzhen	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13122	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6054	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.66	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.24	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.37	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21140	$16143

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769