Los Angeles vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	80
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	3.9M	568K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 40% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 80th and 1194th ($3196 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 58th and 122nd 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	$21.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$12026

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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