Chengdu vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	459K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 75% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7421st and 866th ($623 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 797th 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 9th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 238th 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	$2.78	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$18786

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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