New Taipei vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$2682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	79
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	4.04M	568K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 51% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4867th and 1272nd ($1135 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 387th and 146th 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	$4.87	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$12061

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741