New Taipei vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	79
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	4.05M	568K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 50% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5023rd and 1407th ($1108 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 252nd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Surrey

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	New Taipei	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$12497

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

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