Bucharest vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	79
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	568K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 49% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4935th and 1407th ($1138 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 1.4 months in Surrey. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 508th and 49th 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	$11.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$12497

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798