Surrey vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2821
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2696
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
568K
3.03M

The cost of living in Surrey is 159% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 890th and 6052nd ($2417 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Surrey compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Surrey ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 138th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surrey Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3345
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2491
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11501
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10221
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.93
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1012
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12698
$13638

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716