Surrey vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Surrey	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2407	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1528	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$2705	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3089	$949
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	80	70
😀 Quality of life	80	68
🏙️ Population	518K	12.7M

The cost of living in Surrey is 136% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 831st and 5170th ($2407 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 11th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Surrey compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Surrey ranked 22nd best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 457th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Suzhou

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	Surrey	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1513	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1360	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3165	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2363	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11457	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10205	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.35	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.1	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.89	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.93	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.8	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7382	$22097

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645