Surrey vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2091
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4764
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1244
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2137
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3073
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
568K
14.3M

The cost of living in Surrey is 24% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1777th and 3273rd ($2091 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Surrey compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 74th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Tokyo

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Surrey Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1258
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.89%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9648
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8547
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.48
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$875
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12113
$17493

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Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006