Surrey vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2237
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5110
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1348
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2367
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
568K
2.44M

The cost of living in Surrey is 78% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1407th and 4661st ($2237 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 49th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Taipei

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Surrey Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2438
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9861
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8816
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$894
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12497
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602