Houston vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	2.3M	568K

The cost of living in Houston is 0.7% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1229th and 1194th ($2265 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 11th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 97th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Surrey

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	Houston	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$12026

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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