Surrey vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surrey	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2091	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4764	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2137	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3073	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	79	74
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	568K	459K

The cost of living in Surrey is 15% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1777th and 978th ($2091 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Surrey ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 74th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Virginia Beach

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	Surrey	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1258	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9648	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8547	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$875	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12113	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769