Columbus vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$4764
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2137
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$3073
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
79
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
906K
568K

The cost of living in Columbus is 2% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1634th and 1777th ($2140 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 28th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 266th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Surrey

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Columbus Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$12113

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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