Surrey vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surrey	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2237	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5110	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$1348	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2367	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	79	52
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	568K	413K

The cost of living in Surrey is 19% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1407th and 2537th ($2237 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1834th 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 49th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Tulsa

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	Surrey	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2438	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9861	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8816	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.31	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$894	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12497	$25512

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214