San Jose, United States vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$3089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	80
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.01M	518K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 45% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 22nd and 831st ($3502 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 69th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Surrey

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	San Jose	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$7382

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651