Tianjin vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tianjin	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1842	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$274	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$940	$4354
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	13.9M	459K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 73% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7452nd and 1045th ($646 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 916th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Tianjin ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 2435th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Virginia Beach

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	Tianjin	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.05	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5873	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.24	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.37	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18657	$16163

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Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710