Surrey vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2237
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5110
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1348
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2367
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
568K
1.85M

The cost of living in Surrey is 146% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1407th and 6264th ($2237 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 49th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Tainan

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Surrey Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2438
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9861
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8816
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$894
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12497
$5587

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10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697