Beijing vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$575	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	21.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Beijing is 32% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5387th and 3454th ($1016 vs $1495) 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 989th and 5404th 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	$3.86	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$8298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408