Maoming vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$422	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	79
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	6.17M	568K

The cost of living in Maoming is 65% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6807th and 1407th ($789 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 17th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6563rd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Surrey

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	Maoming	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.18	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$12497

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798