Surrey vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2821
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2696
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
568K
2.33M

The cost of living in Surrey is 178% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 890th and 6227th ($2417 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Surrey ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 138th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surrey Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3345
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2491
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11501
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10221
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.93
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1012
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12698
$13630

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$2589
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691