Seattle vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$2696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	80
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	737K	568K

The cost of living in Seattle is 20% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 206th and 890th ($2908 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 102nd and 138th 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	$19.3	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$12698

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

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