Mississauga vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mississauga	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2370	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4796	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1614	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2550	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$514	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3215	$2766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	718K	568K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 4% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1006th and 1194th ($2370 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Mississauga compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Ranked 4th vs 6th best cities to live in Canada, and 89th vs 122nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Surrey

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	Mississauga	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.3	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2541	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8197	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.1	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$498	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10536	$12026

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$1946
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2142
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2453
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2267
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2185
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2017
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2291
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$1899
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1861
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2432
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2089
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1783
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2056
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1977
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1554
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2009
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2013
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2183
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2145
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1680
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2056
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1910
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2082
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2101
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1990
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1936
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1799
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2081

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