Surrey vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2407
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5259
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1528
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2705
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3089
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
518K
3.03M

The cost of living in Surrey is 142% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 831st and 5356th ($2407 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Surrey compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Surrey ranked 22nd best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 457th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Surrey Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1513
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1360
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3165
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2363
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11457
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10205
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$135
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.89
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7382
$13893

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721