Surrey vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2237
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5110
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1348
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2367
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
568K
14.3M

The cost of living in Surrey is 32% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1407th and 3249th ($2237 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 49th and 8th 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
$17.5
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2438
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9861
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8816
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$894
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12497
$16728

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Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005