Beijing vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$596	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	21.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Beijing is 31% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5141st and 3466th ($1067 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 763rd and 5469th 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	$4.04	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$8081

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482