Shenzhen vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$478	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	17.7M	568K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 60% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5950th and 1194th ($916 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 11th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 545th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Surrey

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	Shenzhen	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$12026

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606