Edmonton vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$955	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$2696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	80
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	568K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 26% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2563rd and 890th ($1785 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 10th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Ranked 13th vs 8th best cities to live in Canada, and 172nd vs 138th 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	$14.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$12698

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655