Surrey vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2237
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5110
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1348
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2367
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
568K
2.35M

The cost of living in Surrey is 138% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1407th and 6085th ($2237 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 6th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 49th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Taoyuan

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Surrey Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2438
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9861
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8816
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$894
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12497
$17081

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464