Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Portsmouth vs Virginia Beach

Simple answer

You'd likely save $414 a month in Portsmouth.

Typical rent is $1,714 in Virginia Beach and $1,300 in Portsmouth. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Portsmouth

Virginia

Typical rent
$1,300
Typical pay
$60,491 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,667
Price index
97.9 (metro)

Virginia Beach

Virginia

Typical rent
$1,714
Typical pay
$92,968 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,667
Price index
97.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Portsmouth and Virginia Beach are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.