City comparison
Chesapeake, VA is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Richland, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,900 miles, or about 48 hours (about 5 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Chesapeake, VA to Richland, WA takes about 4 h 35 min, covering roughly 2,300 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Chesapeake, VA is on Eastern Time and Richland, WA is on Pacific Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Chesapeake, it's 9 a.m. in Richland, which puts Chesapeake 3 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Chesapeake has a population of 249,377, vs 60,867 in Richland — about 4.1× larger by population. By land area, Chesapeake covers about 340 sq mi vs 42 sq mi for Richland.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Chesapeake | Richland | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,446/mo | $1,321/mo | 9.5% higher in Chesapeake |
| Median home value | $339,500 | $365,800 | 7.7% higher in Richland |
| Median household income | $92,703 | $89,283 | 3.8% higher in Chesapeake |
| Groceries index | 96.9 | 104.9 | 8.3% higher in Richland |
| Utilities index | 90.0 | 96.4 | 7.0% higher in Richland |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 99.9 | 1.2% higher in Richland |
| Healthcare index | 98.3 | 99.9 | 1.7% higher in Richland |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Chesapeake, you'd need $100,030 in Richland to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chesapeake and Richland have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 6% higher in Chesapeake than in Richland. If you earn $80,000 in Chesapeake, you'd need about $80,024 in Richland to keep the same standard of living.