Surrey vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surrey	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2091	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4764	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2137	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3073	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	33
😀 Quality of life	93	84
🏙️ Population	568K	543K

The cost of living in Surrey is 8% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1777th and 2237th ($2091 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1697th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Surrey compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 74th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Tucson

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	Surrey	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1258	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9648	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8547	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12113	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212