Baltimore vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	79
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	586K	568K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 1% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1219th and 1272nd ($2323 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 128th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Surrey

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	Baltimore	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$12061

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741