Cost of Living in Chesapeake, VA

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2282
$5091
🛋️ Without rent
$819
$2894
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1463
$2197
🍽️ Food
$561
$1457
🚐 Transport
$89
$229
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4865
😀 Quality of life
71
🏙️ Population
249K

The average cost of living in Chesapeake is $2282, which is in the top 12% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1090th out of 9294 in our global list, 979th out of 2202 in the United States, and 16th out of 34 in Virginia.

The median after-tax salary is $4865, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months. Ranked 2569th (TOP 28%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 845th best city to live in the United States, and 16th most liveable city in Virginia. With an estimated population of 249K, Chesapeake is the 95th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 16 km Norfolk International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 6.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 547 Old Dominion University
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Prices in Chesapeake

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.05
 Cappuccino
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18827

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