Last updated 2026-07-10 ยท MovePlan Editorial Team
Above the national average, with housing doing most of the work.
Cost of living index (US avg = 100): 124
Median 2BR rent: $2,600/mo
Housing: 163 vs 100
Groceries: 97 vs 100
Utilities: 105 vs 100
Transportation: 99 vs 100
Healthcare: 95 vs 100
Alexandria offers hot, humid summers and mild winters and a higher-cost place to land in Virginia. Housing is the line item that moves your budget most, anchored here to a real median 2BR rent of about $2,600/mo.