Surrey vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surrey	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2091	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4764	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2137	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3073	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	79	99
😀 Quality of life	93	100
🏙️ Population	568K	5.45M

The cost of living in Surrey is 26% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1777th and 370th ($2091 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Surrey compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 74th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Sydney

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	Surrey	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1258	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9648	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8547	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12113	$25164

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863