Surrey vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Surrey	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2407	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$1528	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$2705	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3089	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	80	22
😀 Quality of life	80	57
🏙️ Population	518K	1.96M

The cost of living in Surrey is 103% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 831st and 4480th ($2407 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 12th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Surrey compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Surrey ranked 22nd best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 457th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Tijuana

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	Surrey	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1513	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1360	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3165	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2363	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11457	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10205	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.35	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.1	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.89	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.93	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7382	$4103

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684