Surrey vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surrey	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2091	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4764	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$2137	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3073	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	69
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	568K	385K

The cost of living in Surrey is 19% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1777th and 777th ($2091 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 683rd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Surrey compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 74th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Tampa

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	Surrey	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1258	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9648	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8547	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.9	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.4	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12113	$19356

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260