Surrey vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2237
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5110
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$1348
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2367
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
568K
13.9M

The cost of living in Surrey is 237% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1407th and 7496th ($2237 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 93rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 49th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Tianjin

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Surrey Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2438
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9861
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8816
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$894
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12497
$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547