Ningbo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ningbo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$677	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1957	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$4454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	75
😀 Quality of life	56	85
🏙️ Population	9.4M	459K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 68% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6976th and 1538th ($677 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1363rd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 5865th and 280th 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	$3.95	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3305	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.47	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.11	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$544	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$18553

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685