San Diego vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	86	79
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	1.39M	568K

The cost of living in San Diego is 57% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 50th and 1407th ($3507 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 17th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 137th and 49th 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	$22.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$12497

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

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