San Diego vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$2696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	1.39M	568K

The cost of living in San Diego is 38% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 45th and 890th ($3346 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 10th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 75th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Surrey

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	San Diego	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$12698

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655