Surrey vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surrey	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2280	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5399	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2721	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2766	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	92
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	568K	548K

The cost of living in Surrey is 4% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1194th and 1356th ($2280 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Surrey compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Surrey ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 122nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs The Hague

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	Surrey	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1405	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2952	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9496	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8417	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.48	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$862	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12026	$10346

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530