Ningbo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	75
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	9.4M	459K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 71% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6849th and 866th ($708 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 months in Ningbo compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6084th and 238th 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	$3.44	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$18786

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

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