Tianjin vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tianjin	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$682	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$271	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1162	$961
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	8
😀 Quality of life	74	49
🏙️ Population	13.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 58% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7400th and 3452nd ($682 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd 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 Tianjin compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Tianjin ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2024th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Victoria

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	Tianjin	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$368	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.31	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5320	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.85	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.56	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.17	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.6	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.49	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16559	$8750

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Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546

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