Chongqing vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	75
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	32.1M	459K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7185th and 1277th ($662 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1122nd 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Virginia Beach

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	Chongqing	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$18476

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701