Houston vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	568K

The cost of living in Houston is 8% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1367th and 1777th ($2261 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 14th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$12113

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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