Surrey vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surrey	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2280	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5399	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2721	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2766	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	34
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	568K	543K

The cost of living in Surrey is 17% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1194th and 1962nd ($2280 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1679th 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 1.2 months in Surrey compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Surrey ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 122nd and 561st 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	$69.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1405	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2952	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9496	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8417	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.48	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$862	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12026	$15495

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262