Surrey vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2237
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5110
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$1348
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$2367
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
86
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
568K
2.79M

The cost of living in Surrey is 10% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1407th and 897th ($2237 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Ranked 3rd vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 49th vs 29th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Toronto

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Surrey Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2438
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9861
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8816
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$894
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12497
$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029