Surrey vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Surrey	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1503	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2821	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2696	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	99
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	568K	4.84M

The cost of living in Surrey is 14% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 890th and 312th ($2417 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Surrey compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Surrey ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 138th and 4th 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	$16	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1333	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3345	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2491	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11501	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10221	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.16	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$129	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.9	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.93	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.8	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1012	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12698	$18951

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Cities near Surrey

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754