Bucharest vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$2682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	79
😀 Quality of life	81	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	568K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 51% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4913th and 1272nd ($1116 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 646th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Surrey

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	Bucharest	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$12061

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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