Surrey vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1408
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2682
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
85
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
568K
3.03M

The cost of living in Surrey is 128% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1272nd and 5518th ($2297 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Surrey compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Surrey ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 146th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Surrey Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2473
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9695
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8527
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.36
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.29
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$869
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12061
$19915

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$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2325
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1952
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2457
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2172
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2379
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1987
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2443
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1842
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1791
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2079
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2414
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2644
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2480
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2603
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2649
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2632
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2655
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2678
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2669
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2723
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2730
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1812
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2674
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2907
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3269
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3162
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2525
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3313
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2812
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2851
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2741

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650