Seattle vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	79
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	737K	568K

The cost of living in Seattle is 41% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 142nd and 1407th ($3154 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Surrey

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	Seattle	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$12497

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

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