Surrey vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2237
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5110
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1348
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2367
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
85
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
568K
2.87M

The cost of living in Surrey is 134% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1407th and 5984th ($2237 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 49th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Taichung

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Surrey Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2438
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9861
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8816
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$894
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12497
$17495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665