Surrey vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2091
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4764
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1244
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2137
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3073
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
65
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
568K
12.7M

The cost of living in Surrey is 162% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1777th and 6776th ($2091 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 29th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Surrey compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 74th and 2020th 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
$17.7
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1258
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.89%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9648
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8547
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.48
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$875
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12113
$20341

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10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2295
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2100
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2505
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2247
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2420
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1953
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2523
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1869
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1840
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2081
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2427
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2690
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2580
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2661
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2727
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2709
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2714
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2736
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2728
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2782
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2734
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1855
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2749
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3012
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3602
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3183
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2479
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3164
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2884
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2843
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2797

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635