Surrey vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2821
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2696
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
90
99
🏙️ Population
568K
14.3M

The cost of living in Surrey is 47% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 890th and 3085th ($2417 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Surrey compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Surrey ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 138th and 3rd 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
$16
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3345
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2491
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11501
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10221
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1012
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12698
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033