Miami vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	80
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	442K	568K

The cost of living in Miami is 35% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 119th and 1194th ($3075 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 140th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Surrey

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	Miami	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$12026

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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