Edmonton vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4094
$5399
🏠 One person rent
$948
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$1630
$2721
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2961
$2766
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
80
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
1.01M
568K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 22% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2475th and 1194th ($1769 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 11th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Ranked 12th vs 6th best cities to live in Canada, and 181st vs 122nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Surrey

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Edmonton Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$5.58
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1601
$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$84
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$689
$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7826
$12026

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2077
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1743
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1614
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1786
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1446
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1770
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1886
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1491
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1638
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2568
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2007
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2284
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1540
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2163
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2054
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2023
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1761
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2327
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1883
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1792
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2490
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1612
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2021
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2280
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2495
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2388
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2488
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2466
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2317
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009

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