2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Quantico Base, VA vs Ashburn, VA

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Is it cheaper to live in Ashburn or is it cheaper to live in Quantico Base?
- Ashburn is 17.6% more expensive than Quantico Base.

Which city has more affordable housing, Ashburn or Quantico Base?
- Ashburn housing costs are 131.5% more expensive than Quantico Base housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Quantico Base or is Health Care more affordable in Ashburn.
- Health related expenses are 2.0% less in Ashburn.
 Quantico Base, VAAshburn, VAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock147.9100
 Food & Groceries106.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.0100
 Housing98.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$703,400$338,100
 Utilities99  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock126.7100
 Miscellaneous145.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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