Chengdu vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	20.9M	459K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 74% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7530th and 1045th ($635 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 1800th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Virginia Beach

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	Chengdu	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$16163

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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