Surrey vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2821
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2696
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
86
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
568K
2.79M

The cost of living in Surrey is 6% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 890th and 656th ($2417 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Surrey compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Ranked 8th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 138th vs 52nd 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
$16
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3345
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2491
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.8
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11501
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10221
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.93
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.8
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1012
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12698
$18156

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Cities near Surrey

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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085