Surrey vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2237
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5110
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1348
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2367
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
65
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
568K
12.7M

The cost of living in Surrey is 186% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1407th and 6833rd ($2237 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 31st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 49th and 3150th 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
$17.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2438
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9861
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8816
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$894
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12497
$17664

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$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623