Ningbo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$311	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	75
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	9.4M	459K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 67% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6747th and 1277th ($733 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd 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 months in Ningbo compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6048th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Virginia Beach

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	Ningbo	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$18476

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

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