Victoria vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Victoria	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1495	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3864	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$837	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1959	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$861	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	81
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	24.7K	449K

The cost of living in Victoria is 55% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3454th and 59th ($1495 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Seychelles and Switzerland, respectively. Check the Seychelles vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Victoria compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Victoria ranked 1st best city to live in the Seychelles vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5404th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Victoria vs Zurich

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	Victoria	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.81	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1953	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1746	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.56%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$405	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.73	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.38	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.8	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$29610

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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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717