New York City vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$832
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	24.7K

The cost of living in New York City is 165% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4th and 3601st ($4203 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 11th and 5581st 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	$23.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$8213

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420