Surrey vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2091
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4764
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1244
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2137
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3073
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
568K
13.9M

The cost of living in Surrey is 207% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1777th and 7400th ($2091 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 83rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Surrey compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 74th and 2024th 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
$17.7
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1258
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.3
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.89%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9648
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8547
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.48
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$875
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12113
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546