Beijing vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$648	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	73	49
🏙️ Population	21.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Beijing is 32% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4987th and 3452nd ($1108 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2361st and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Victoria

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	Beijing	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$8750

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415