Surrey vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surrey	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2091	$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4764	$4633
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$1088
🏘️ Family rent	$2137	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3073	$3439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	79	52
😀 Quality of life	93	85
🏙️ Population	568K	413K

The cost of living in Surrey is 10% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1777th and 2365th ($2091 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1773rd 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 136th in the United States, while ranked 74th and 417th 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	$17.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1258	$1116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$1978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9648	$1834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8547	$1661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.9	$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.4	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12113	$25390

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1902
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1853
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1515
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1830
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1449
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1702
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1942
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2089
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1952
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2165
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2055
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2054
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1777
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1788
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1824
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1605
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2008
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2085
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1809
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1871
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1924
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1859
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1707
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1750
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1357
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1843
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1537
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1273
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1429
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2188