Bucharest vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$3073
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	79
😀 Quality of life	84	93
🏙️ Population	1.72M	568K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4877th and 1777th ($1148 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 482nd and 74th 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	$11.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$12113

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797