Los Angeles vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3073
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	79
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	568K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 64% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 62nd and 1777th ($3420 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 50th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Surrey

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	Los Angeles	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$12113

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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