Hong Kong vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hong Kong	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1742	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$3071	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$3073
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	7.41M	568K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 27% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 640th and 1777th ($2663 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 676th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Surrey

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	Hong Kong	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.74	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.9	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2008	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1474	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3693	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2621	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$27719	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17176	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1128	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$12113

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620

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