Surrey vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surrey	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5212	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1408	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2682	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	22
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	568K	1.96M

The cost of living in Surrey is 90% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1272nd and 4681st ($2297 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Surrey compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Surrey ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 146th and 5591st 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	$17.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.9	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9695	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8527	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.29	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.4	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$869	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12061	$4593

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642