New York City vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$819
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	24.7K

The cost of living in New York City is 161% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5th and 3466th ($4051 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United States and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United States vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 13th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Victoria

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	New York City	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$8081

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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