Surrey vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2407
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5259
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1528
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2705
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3089
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
74
😀 Quality of life
80
82
🏙️ Population
518K
1.87M

The cost of living in Surrey is 164% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 831st and 5887th ($2407 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Surrey compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Surrey ranked 22nd best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 457th and 364th 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
$14.1
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1513
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1360
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3165
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2363
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11457
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10205
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$135
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.89
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7382
$11040

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10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741