Tianjin vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tianjin	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1842	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$274	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$940	$832
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	8
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	13.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 59% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7452nd and 3601st ($646 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Tianjin ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 2435th and 5581st 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	$3.67	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.05	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5873	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.24	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.1	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.37	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18657	$8213

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Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573

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