Beijing vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	21.9M	518K

The cost of living in Beijing is 56% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4887th and 831st ($1065 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 583rd and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Surrey

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	Beijing	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$7382

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651