Surrey vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$2821
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2696
$2748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
568K
1.23M

The cost of living in Surrey is 149% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 890th and 5892nd ($2417 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 74th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Surrey compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Surrey ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 138th and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Suwon

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Surrey Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3345
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2491
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11501
$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10221
$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.93
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.8
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1012
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12698
$22854

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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

Cities near Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$988
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1025
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1025
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$990
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1142
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1049
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1068
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1074
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1085
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1067
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1041
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1084
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$966
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$936
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1222
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1025
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1036
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$941
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1020
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$989
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$968
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1140
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$997
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1567
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$1098
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$839
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1043
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1098
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1066