Surrey vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surrey	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2237	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5110	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1348	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2367	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	33
😀 Quality of life	94	84
🏙️ Population	568K	543K

The cost of living in Surrey is 16% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1407th and 2278th ($2237 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1724th 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 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 49th and 490th 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	$17.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2438	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9861	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8816	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.31	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$894	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12497	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190