Ningbo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	9.4M	459K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 73% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7558th and 978th ($660 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 841st 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 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 2343rd and 286th 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	$3.03	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$16143

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769