Virginia Beach vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Virginia Beach	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2392	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5464	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1512	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2536	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4175	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	74	17
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	459K	7.01M

The cost of living in Virginia Beach is 301% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1097th and 7977th ($2392 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 940th and 234th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Virginia Beach ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 304th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Virginia Beach vs Zhumadian

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	Virginia Beach	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1635	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2879	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.29%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2291	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.88	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15986	$9042

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Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507