Beijing vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	21.9M	568K

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5387th and 1194th ($1016 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 989th and 122nd 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	$3.86	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$12026

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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