Oakland vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	75
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	441K	459K

The cost of living in Oakland is 40% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 91st and 1277th ($3146 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 1122nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 4th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 38th vs 186th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Virginia Beach

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	Oakland	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$18476

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

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