Austin vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	80
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	962K	568K

The cost of living in Austin is 8% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 858th and 1194th ($2455 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 11th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 142nd and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Surrey

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	Austin	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$12026

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606