Surrey vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surrey	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5212	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1408	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2682	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	79	70
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	568K	518K

The cost of living in Surrey is 118% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1272nd and 5190th ($2297 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 187th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Surrey compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Surrey ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 146th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Utsunomiya

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	Surrey	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9695	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8527	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.29	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.4	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$869	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12061	$14928

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004