Virginia Beach vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Virginia Beach	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5781	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2942	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4298	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	75	98
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	459K	12.3M

The cost of living in Virginia Beach is 273% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 866th and 7163rd ($2447 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 797th and 95th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Virginia Beach compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Virginia Beach ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 238th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Virginia Beach vs Wuhan

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	Virginia Beach	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3261	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2615	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2529	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2307	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1205	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18786	$8658

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Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586