New York City vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$2766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	568K

The cost of living in New York City is 95% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 3rd and 1194th ($4441 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 22nd and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Surrey

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	New York City	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$12026

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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