Surrey vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surrey	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2280	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5399	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2721	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2766	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	46
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	568K	398K

The cost of living in Surrey is 26% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1194th and 2367th ($2280 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1932nd 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 2 months in Wichita. Surrey ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 122nd and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Wichita

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	Surrey	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1405	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2952	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9496	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8417	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.48	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.94	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$862	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12026	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312