Virginia Beach vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Virginia Beach	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5781	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$2942	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4298	$1049
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	75	49
😀 Quality of life	88	51
🏙️ Population	459K	7.1M

The cost of living in Virginia Beach is 259% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 866th and 6983rd ($2447 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 797th and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Virginia Beach ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 238th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Virginia Beach vs Yantai

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	Virginia Beach	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3261	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2615	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2529	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2307	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1205	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18786	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702