Ningbo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ningbo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$264	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$462	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	9.4M	459K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 72% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7431st and 1097th ($671 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 940th 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 Ningbo compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 3738th and 304th 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	$3.57	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.55	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4479	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.73	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$693	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15051	$15986

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763