Shijiazhuang vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shijiazhuang	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$184	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$623	$4493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	75
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	10.6M	459K

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 77% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8633rd and 1277th ($507 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 1122nd 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 Shijiazhuang compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Shijiazhuang ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5079th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Virginia Beach

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	Shijiazhuang	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.91	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.43	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.56	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.74	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.84	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.16	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4947	$18476

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$547
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$555
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$568
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$588
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$614
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$572
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$575
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$605
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$632
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$637
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$616
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$677
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$482
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$620
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$609
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$611
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$634
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$577
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$670
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$500
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$649
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$679
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$507
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$720
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$538
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$597
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$608
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$619
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$668
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$747
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$693
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$729
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$734

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701