Surrey vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2821
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2696
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
74
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
568K
1.87M

The cost of living in Surrey is 187% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 890th and 6292nd ($2417 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 9th 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 Tainan. Surrey ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 138th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surrey Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3345
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2491
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11501
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10221
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.93
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.8
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1012
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12698
$18526

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10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719